Boris Yeltsin

Russia’s First President Yeltsin Buried in Moscow

The first Russian president Boris Yeltsin has been buried at Novodevichye cemetery in Moscow, the Interfax news agency reports.

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April 26, 2007

Russians Pay Last Respect to First President Yeltsin

Tearful Russians filed past the open coffin of former president Boris Yeltsin inside a vast Moscow cathedral Tuesday in a ceremony that reflected the changes that transformed the country during his eight years in power.

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April 25, 2007

Communist MPs Refuse to Raise in Yeltsin’s Memory

A number of hardline Communist and nationalist members of Russian parliament on Wednesday refused to pay tributes to Boris Yeltsin, the AFP news agency reported.

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Kremlin Announces Yeltsin Funeral

Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin will be buried at Moscow’s Novodevichy Cemetery on Wednesday, the Kremlin press service has said.

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April 24, 2007

Putin Reschedules State of the Nation Address After Yeltsin’s Death

President Vladimir Putin will make his annual state-of-the-nation address to the upper house of the Russian parliament April 26, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported on Tuesday quoting the Kremlin press service.

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First Russian President Boris Yeltsin Dies

Boris Yeltsin, the first president of the Russian Federation died suddenly on Monday, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported quoting the Kremlin press service.

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April 23, 2007

Maradona to Visit Moscow for Davis Cup Final

Maradona to Visit Moscow for Davis Cup Final

Former football World Cup-winning captain Diego Maradona will attend this weekend’s Davis Cup final between Russia and Argentina, a source in the Argentine embassy in Moscow said on Thursday.

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November 30, 2006