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Boris Yeltsin (Politician)

Let's not talk about . Communism was just an , just pie in the .

— Boris Yeltsin communism

Amust live like a great brilliantand burn as brightly as he can. In thehe burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame.

— Boris Yeltsin live

I as the elected President of Russia give you the order to turn your tanks and not to fight against your own people.

— Boris Yeltsin people

Storm clouds of terror and dictatorship are gathering over the whole country... They must not be allowed to bring eternal night.

— Boris Yeltsin night

Your commanders have ordered you to storm the White House and to arrest me. But I as the elected President of Russia give you the order to turn your tanks and not to fight against your own people.

— Boris Yeltsin people

I believe in this tragic hour you can make the right choice. The honor and glory of Russian men of arms shall not be stained with the blood of the people.

— Boris Yeltsin people

You can build a throne with , but it's difficult to sit on it.

— Boris Yeltsin wit

sets the, fostersand unorthodox thinking and ideas...

— Boris Yeltsin thinking

sets the, fostersand unorthodox thinking and ideas. But it does not offer instantorandto everyone. This is something that politicians in particular must keep in mind.

— Boris Yeltsin art

There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those around you. And I suppose third, and this is rarely discussed, people at the top generally have no friends.

— Boris Yeltsin life

is the last day of an era past.

— Boris Yeltsin past

One could see that what you are writing was that today's meeting with Presidentwas going to be a disaster. Now, for the first time, I can tell you that you are a disaster.

— Boris Yeltsin writing

A sense of proportion and humanitarian action are not issues for terrorists. Their aim is that of killing and destroying.

— Boris Yeltsin action

I cannot shift the blame for Chechnya, for the sorrow of numerous mothers and fathers. I made the decision, therefore I am responsible.

— Boris Yeltsin ya

We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone.is like that. It's like . When you have it, you don't notice it.

— Boris Yeltsin you

Against the Grain : An Autobiography (1990)

— Boris Yeltsin rain

It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every newand freshis more precious than . Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.

— Boris Yeltsin people

Dissidents should be paid 13 months' salary for a year, otherwise our mindless unanimity will bring us to an even more hopeless state of stagnation. It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every newand freshis more precious than . Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.

— Boris Yeltsin hope

I am convinced that the moment is coming when, with its message of eternal, universal values, it will come to the aid of our society. For in these words: "Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," lie those very moral principles that will enable us to survive even the most critical situations.

— Boris Yeltsin love

I am leaving. I did all I could.

— Boris Yeltsin

I should not interfere with this natural march of . To hold ontofor another half-year, when the country has a strong man who is worthy of being president and with whom practically every Russian today ties his hopes for the future? Why should I interfere with him? Why wait still another half-year? No, that's not for me! It's simply not in my character!

— Boris Yeltsin hope

Today, on this day that is so extraordinarily important for me, I want to say just a few more personal words than usual. I want to ask for your forgiveness. For the fact that many of the dreams we shared did not come true. And for the fact that what seemed simple to us turned out to be tormentingly difficult. I ask forgiveness for not justifying some hopes of those people who believed that at one stroke, in one spurt, we could leap from the gray, stagnant, totalitarian past into the light, rich, civilized future. I myself believed in this, that we could overcome everything in one spurt. I turned out to be too naive in something. In some places, problems seemed to be too complicated. We forced our way forward through mistakes, through failures. Many people in this hard time experienced shock.

— Boris Yeltsin hope

Today it's important for me to tell you. The pain of each of you has called forth pain in me, in my heart. Sleepless nights, tormenting worries — about what needed to be done, so that people could live more easily and better. I did not have any more important task.I am leaving. I did all I could — not according to my health, but on the basis of all the problems. A new generation is relieving me, a generation of those who can do more and better. In accordance with the constitution, as I resign, I have signed a decree placing the duties of the president of Russia on the head of government, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. For three months, again in accordance with the constitution, he will be the head of state. And in three months, presidential elections will take place.

— Boris Yeltsin art

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