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Boris Yeltsin, Russia's First Elected President, Dies at 76

Boris Yeltsin, Russia's First Elected President, Dies at 76

Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin has died at the age of 76. Yelstin came to power in 1991 as Russia’s first post-Soviet head of state replacing Mikhail Gorbachev. Critics blame Yeltsin for plunging his country into years of economic and political turmoil after he dissolved the Soviet Union. He also presided over the disastrous military campaign to crush Chechnya’s drive for independence. Nation publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel joins us to talk about Yeltsin’s legacy. [includes rush transcript]

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