On New Year’s Eve, 1999, Boris Yeltsin handed over Russia’s presidency to an unknown figure—Vladimir Putin—with one request: "Take care of Russia." Now, 25 years later, the question ...

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 ...

"Boris Yeltsin always said he would see out his ... It was the start of my career as a reporter. And the start of Vladimir Putin's as Russia's leader. Following Yeltsin's resignation, in ...

The grocery store that former Russian President Boris Yeltsin once visited during ... succeeded by current Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Yeltsin died in 2007 at the age of 76.

The Soviet Union's collapse and America's current decline have remarkable similarities. The Soviet Union failed because it marginalized the entrepren ...

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 ...

“I promise to pay a million dollars to any police officer who in complying with his constitutional duty, arrests Vladimir Putin on charges of 'war criminal' as defined in Russian law and ...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday gave the green light to investment bank Goldman Sachs to offload its ...