From the collapse of the Soviet Union to Putin’s rule: how Russia became free and what it did with this freedom. The story of Boris Yeltsin and his times, told by his comrades, family, friends, and foes.
Part i: awakening
Part ii: the unfinished revolution
Part iii: belovezhskaya pushcha
Part iv: shock therapy
Part v: confrontation
Part vi: the first chechen war
Part vii: vote or lose
Part viii: the young reformers
Part ix: in search of a successor
Part x: take care of russia!
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