Yeltsin was not just an unpopular president: he was the first politician who Russians ever trusted-and the disappointment his people now felt was every bit as bitter as the support he had enjoyed had once been inspiring. (Boris Yeltsin)

Yeltsin was not just an unpopular president: he was the first politician who Russians ever trusted-and the disappointment his people now felt was every bit as bitter as the support he had enjoyed had once been inspiring.

Boris Yeltsin

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