Boris Nikolayevitch Yeltsin, Russia’s first democratically elected head of state, has died.  At least twice in his years of power he begged the Russian people for forgiveness for his failures.  The first time was shortly after the attempted coup in August 1991; Yeltsin said to the parents of three men who died in that almost bloodless event, “Forgive me, your President, … [Read More]

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