As Trump surrounds himself with tech billionaires, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with journalist David Hoffman about Russia's ...

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In 1996, when Russian President Boris Yeltsin stood for reelection, the oligarchs feared victory by a Communist candidate who might have undermined their position. "So they rallied behind Yeltsin ...

G. Sulzberger, revived the tradition in 2021. Boris N. Yeltsin, newly elected as president of the Russian republic, went beyond a signature, writing a message in Russian.Credit...Patricia Wall/The ...

The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, has been struggling recently. A lack of achievements led to the departure of its head, ...

A newly declassified analysis argued against “shock therapy” for the former Soviet Union. The warning wasn’t heeded.

When Vladimir Putin took over the Russian presidency from Boris Yeltsin 25 years ago, on New Year’s Eve 1999, he was seen as a man with whom Washington could do business. President Bill Clinton ...

In Russia, one of the most enigmatic sites is located deep under Yamantau Mountain, a peak that has fueled speculation since ...

This past New Year’s Eve marked 25 years since Boris Yeltsin resigned as president of the Russian Federation. Vladimir Putin, then prime minister, stepped into the position on an acting basis ...

So it was in Russia where Vladimir Gusinsky ran the NTV channel and Sevodnya newspaper, while Boris Berezovsky controlled ... Following Yeltsin’s re-election, Vladimir Potanin acted briefly ...