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RedHot25 · 04-23-2007, 08:30 AM

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/0...t.html?ref=rss

Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin has died, according to the Kremlin.

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Yeltsin was the first popularly-elected president of the Russian Federation, taking office in June 1991 on a wave of high expectations as the country moved from communism to democracy.

Yeltsin's popularity declined as he implemented radical economic reforms, a policy that became known as "shock therapy." The moves devastated the living standards of much of Russia's population

04-23-2007, 08:30 AM	#1
RedHot25 Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Probably stuck driving someone somewhere Exp:	Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin dead http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/0...t.html?ref=rss Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin has died, according to the Kremlin. .... Yeltsin was the first popularly-elected president of the Russian Federation, taking office in June 1991 on a wave of high expectations as the country moved from communism to democracy. Yeltsin's popularity declined as he implemented radical economic reforms, a policy that became known as "shock therapy." The moves devastated the living standards of much of Russia's population