Boris Elțîn
Boris Elțîn was a Russian politician who served as the first President of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999. He is best known for his role in the dissolution of the Soviet Union and for his leadership during the August Coup in 1991, where he famously stood atop a tank to rally support against the coup plotters.
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Boris Elțîn was the Russian president who signed the armistice with Moldova, ending the phase of the Transnistrian war.
Ultima confruntare directă între români și ruși. Războiul Transnistriei - Moștenirea geopolitică a unui secol de pacte, anexări și bătălii
Romania· 2025-12-09
Boris Elțîn was the president who signed the agreement with France in 1994.
Decizie radicală la Kremlin. Putin a anulat acordurile militare istorice cu trei state NATORomania· 2025-12-06
Boris Elțîn ordered the army to bomb the White House in Moscow to end the rebellion led by Ruslan Hazbulatov's supporters.
4 octombrie: 172 de ani de la începerea războiului pierdut al RusieiRomania· 2025-10-04
Boris Elțîn mobilized citizens to protest against the coup leaders during the failed coup attempt in 1991.
19 august: 34 de ani de la puciul de la Moscova, tentativa comuniștilor de a-l răsturna pe GorbaciovRomania· 2025-08-19
