Boris Yeltsin quotes
Boris Yeltsin was a Russian politician who served as the first President of the Russian Federation. His leadership marked a turbulent period of political and economic reform following the collapse of the Soviet Union. He played a key role in shaping modern Russia and transitioning the country to a market economy. Here are 60 of his quotes:
I should not interfere with this natural march of history. To hold onto power for another half-year, when the country has a strong man who is worthy of being president and with whom practically every Russian today ties his hopes for the future? Why should I interfere with him? Why wait still another half-year? No, that's not for me! It's simply not in my character!
Boris Yeltsin
Today, on this day that is so extraordinarily important for me, I want to say just a few more personal words than usual.
I want to ask for your forgiveness.
For the fact that many of the dreams we shared did not come true. And for the fact that what seemed simple to us turned out to be tormentingly difficult. I ask forgiveness for not justifying some hopes of those people who believed that at one stroke, in one spurt, we could leap from the gray, stagnant, totalitarian past into the light, rich, civilized future. I myself believed in this, that we could overcome everything in one spurt.
I turned out to be too naive in something. In some places, problems seemed to be too complicated. We forced our way forward through mistakes, through failures. Many people in this hard time experienced shock.
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Occupation: Soviet Statesman
Born: February 1, 1931
Died: April 23, 2007
Quotes count: 60
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