Yeltsin
Proper noun
Meaning
Yeltsin
A transliteration of the Russian surname Ельцин (Jélʹcin).
Boris Yeltsin; Russian president, 1991–1999.
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After the Moscow confrontation of October 1993, Yeltsin sought to bolster his regional support by dissolving the legislatures of all federal subunits except the republics (which were advised to "reform" their political systems).
After the Constitutional Court declared his announcement unconstitutional, Yeltsin backed down.
After the Duma rejected Chernomyrdin's candidacy twice, Yeltsin, his power clearly on the wane, backed down.
After the collapse of the USSR, Khasbulatov consolidated his control over the Russian parliament and became the second most powerful man in Russia after Yeltsin himself.
After contentious negotiations between the parliament and Yeltsin, the two sides agreed to hold a national referendum to allow the population to determine the basic division of powers between the two branches of government.
After the first election round, Yeltsin took the tactically significant step of appointing first-round presidential candidate Aleksandr Lebed, who had placed third behind Yeltsin and Zyuganov, as head of the Security Council.