BORIS YELTSIN

Boris Yeltsin

He was born on February 1, 1931 in Sverdlosk, Russia which is now Yekaterinburg, Russia

FAMILY BACKGROUND

• His fathers name was Nikolai he was a conscrip in the Soviet Union
• His mothers name was Klaviya and she was a factory worker
• He had no siblings
• His wifes name was Naina Iosifovna Girna
• His two children were Yelena(1957) and Tatyana(1957)

Childhood/Education
Boris Yeltsin was a rebellious youth.He attended Ural's Polytechnic Institude, he wanted to be a civil engineer. Boris, joined the Communist Party in 1961, that's when he became interested in politics.

OCCUPATION

• Politican
• Worked as an oversteer of a residential construction project
• PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA

WHAT DID HE DO?

PROBLEMS

• He had a very, very bad drinking problem
• He knew he had alcohol problems but he still ran for President
• He was basically mentally insane
• He underwent quintuple bypass surgeries

What Changes Occurred?
He eliminated price control, allowed ownership of private property. Many Russians lapsed deeper into property do to rampant inflation and rising cost of living.

" A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out

INTERESTING FACTS

• He was the first freeky elected leader in Russia's 100 year history
• His wife was an engineer
• His father was arrested
• He played volleyball
• He was an atheist

Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin died on April 23,2007 because of heart failure dope to cardiovascular disease. He died at age 76 in Moscow, Russia. He had many heart-attacks in his life, but this one killed him for good.