Boris Yeltsin

The Boris Yeltsin Russians Remember

The Lede (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008

Russians take the occasion of the unveiling of a new monument to Boris Yeltsin to post their nutshell assessments of his legacy in blog comments.

Tonight in Rock: Willoughby, Sleepercar, Boris Yeltsin

LAist (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

This is Sleepercar , who plays at Spaceland tonight | Photo via their MySpace Tonight Joe Jackson @ The Orpheum Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin @ The Echo Dr. Dog, Willoughby, The Billionaires, The Western States Motel @ Hotel Cafe Missy Higgins, Mason Jennings, Brett Dennen @ Barnum Hall, Santa Monica High School I Make This Sound, The Breakups, Avi Buffalo, Los Trendy @ Silverlake...

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Today's Blog Music (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

in post Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin | gig from Welikeit.indie .

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Today's Blog Music (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

in post Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin | gig from Welikeit.indie .

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Modern Mystery (live in the MOKB/WEEM studio 4/15/08)

Today's Blog Music (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008

in post My Morning Jacket on SNL : SSLYBY & Via Audio Supergroup from My Old Kentucky Blog .

Via Audio & Someone Still Loves you Boris Yeltsin : Hard to Find a Friend's Backstage Sessions

It's hard to Find a Friend (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008

Via Audio & Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin The Hi-Tone Memphis, Tn April 29, 2008 This was the funnest session we've ever done. We spent 2 days in Memphis: seeing movies, trying to find vegetarian food (apparently hard to do in Memphis - one girl responded with "yeah, we have salad...and chicken), going to the park, Stax, and watching music. The sessions were crazy, Via Audio &...

Putin Takes Yeltsin's Pen and Some Clout

Moscow Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008

When Boris Yeltsin left the Kremlin eight years ago, he gave Vladimir Putin the pen he had used to sign important documents and decrees, a gesture symbolizing the transfer of power to the new president.

Russian News - Putin signals he intends to stay the one in charge - Arlington Heights Daily Herald

Global Geopolitics News (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008

Putin signals he intends to stay the one in charge - Arlington Heights Daily HeraldMOSCOW — When Boris Yeltsin left the Kremlin eight years ago, he gave Vladimir Putin the pen he had used to sign important documents and decrees, a gesture symbolizing the transfer of power to Russia’s new president. When Putin left the [...]

Putin's speech signals his grip on power

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008

When Boris Yeltsin left the Kremlin eight years ago, he gave Vladimir Putin the pen he had used to sign important documents and decrees, a gesture symbolizing the transfer of power to Russia's new president.

For power-minded Putin, the pen is mightier than the title

Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008

When Boris Yeltsin left the Kremlin eight years ago, he gave Vladimir Putin the pen he had used to sign important documents and decrees, a gesture symbolizing the transfer of power to Russia's new president. When Putin left the Kremlin, he took the pen with him.

Putin signals he intends to stay in charge of Russia

1913 Intel (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008

When Boris Yeltsin left the Kremlin eight years ago, he gave Vladimir Putin the pen he had used to sign important documents and decrees, a gesture symbolizing the transfer of power to Russia’s new president. When Putin left the Kremlin, he took the pen with him. Putin, who became prime minister Thursday, has signaled that [...]

Putin moves to prime minister post, but keeps many powers of presidency

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008

MOSCOW | When Boris Yeltsin left the Kremlin eight years ago, he gave Vladimir Putin the pen he had used to sign decrees, a gesture symbolizing the transfer of power.

Putin signals he intends to stay in charge of Russia (AP)

The World's Top Stories (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008

AP - When Boris Yeltsin left the Kremlin eight years ago, he gave Vladimir Putin the pen he had used to sign important documents and decrees, a gesture symbolizing the transfer of power to Russia’s new president.

Putin signals he intends to stay in charge of Russia

Examiner (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008

When Boris Yeltsin left the Kremlin eight years ago, he gave Vladimir Putin the pen he had used to sign important documents and decrees, a gesture symbolizing the transfer of power to Russia's new president. When Putin left the Kremlin, he took the pen with him. Putin, who became prime minister Thursday, has signaled that he intends to remain Russia's principal leader, at least in the...

Book Review: Timothy Colton's "Yeltsin: A Life"

International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008

Timothy Colton's biography of Boris Yeltsin argues that the Russian president was a great democratizer, "in the company of Nelson Mandela, Lech Walesa, Mikhail Gorbachev and Vaclav Havel."

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