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Matthew Goldenberg. Boris Yeltsin. An illustrated timeline of drunken Russian democracy. 1991. Boris Yeltsin was elected to the Congress of USSR People's Deputies in 1989 under Gorbachev, and was soon elected as the president of the Russian Federation in 1991. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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An illustrated timeline of drunken Russian democracy
BORIS YELTSIN
Matthew Goldenberg
Boris Yeltsin was elected to the Congress of USSR People's Deputies in 1989 under Gorbachev, and was soon elected as the president of the Russian
Federation in 1991.
An attempted coup of Gorbachev and other reformers, such as Boris Yeltsin, failed, leading to
the rapid collapse of the Soviet Union on August 19, 1991. After the coup failed, Yeltsin (probably drunk)
stood up on top of a tank and rallied the people against the pro-Soviet coup forces. Yeltsin
proclaimed support for democracy and by the end of the year, the Soviet Union had collapsed, a
glorious day for freedom.
From the ashes of the Soviet Union emerged the independent Russian Federation, headed by Boris
Yeltsin, and fourteen independent republics.
1991
Yeltsin pushed for democratic reform, to transform Russia into a western-style market economy. However, his reforms
were met with serious resistance as they resulted in economic hardship because they disrupted the decades
long patterns of the Soviet economy.
1992
The conservative duma resisted Yeltsin reforms, so Yeltsin took a drink from his vodka flask and decided “Screw it, I’m
suspending parliament.”
With Parliament temporarily suspended, Yeltsin forced new elections and a constitutional referendum. The constitution
is narrowly passed by the people and the first multiparty duma is elected.
1993
In December, Yeltsin orders troops into Chechnya to
crush an uprising. The war continues into mid-1996, with a Chechen victory,
forcing Russia to withdraw and continue to recognize
the semi-autonomous status of Chechnya. This is
later reversed in 2000 when Comrade Putin installs a pro-Russian
government in the Second Chechen War.
1994
Nothing really happened, so don’t worry about it.
Next!
1995
In the first presidential election of the new republic, Yeltsin wins reelection and gets drunk at the after party. During the race, the communist party gains a large number of
votes, and only just loses to Yeltsin.
1996
Poor health brought on years of swingin’ and drinkin’ forces Yeltsin to undergoes quintuple (yes, quintuple) bypass
surgery. The surgery is successful, but he falls ill of pneumonia in January. While he is in poor health,
communists attempt to impeach him to install a communist leader. Their attempts fail when Yeltsin regains health and
power.
1997
Yeltsin’s reforms to create a market economy fail, resulting in a major finical crisis. The ruble is devalued by 75% and
Yeltsin was in trouble, like wet Russian bear on cold December morning.
1998
Aforementioned wet bear
Yeltsin recognizes his popularity is waning fast
like hard Russian turnip in the summer months. His
party suffers heavy losses in the duma, and makes the surprisingly sober decision to designate a former KGB
agent and Russian bear God named Vladimir Putin as his
replacement.
1999
The beautiful new face of Mother Russia
After years of hard drinking Yeltsin dies of a heart attack. Russian vodka holds a moment of silence as their largest
single consumer passes away.
2007
http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-international-incidents-caused-by-drunk-boris-yeltsin/
http://www.biography.com/#!/people/boris-yeltsin-9538949#entry-into-politics
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/yeltsintimeline1.html
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