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Noun: Boris Yeltsin
  1. The first democratically elected president of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999; known for his role in the dissolution of the Soviet Union and implementation of market reforms
    "Boris Yeltsin oversaw Russia's turbulent transition from communism to a market economy";
    - Yeltsin

Encyclopedia: Boris Yeltsin