MSNBC: Boris Yeltsin dead

[gilliam]

Boris Yeltsin is dead, Russian news agencies say, quoting Kremlin.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com …

 

[Milliardo]

Yes, I read it just now in another forum. It’s a loss for many.

 

[aimee]

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070423/ap_on_re_eu/obit_yeltsin

Russia plans day of mourning for Yeltsin

MOSCOW - Former President Boris Yeltsin, who hastened the collapse of the Soviet Union by scrambling atop a tank to rally opposition against a hard-line coup and later pushed Russia to embrace democracy and a market economy, died Monday at age 76.

 

[LilyM]

:byzsoc: tempting to say that I’m surprised he lived as long as he did, given his fondness for alcohol.

 

[Mirdath]

:byzsoc: tempting to say that I’m surprised he lived as long as he did, given his fondness for alcohol.

You just did.

It’s a loss – while Yeltsin wasn’t a saint or even always a good leader, he did do a lot for Russia.

 

[HEAVY_HAND]

:byzsoc: tempting to say that I’m surprised he lived as long as he did, given his fondness for alcohol.

Most Soviets were “fond” of alcohol…

When I was in USSR (during Gorby’s days-just before Yeltsin took over), most citizens were given a ‘ration coupon’ monthly (I think it was monthly) for a fifth of Vodka - compliments of your friendly Communist government.

Oh the wonders of socialism . (Not!).

No wonder they never had anti-govenment demonstrations!
Actually it was the only means for most of ‘treating’ the rampant depression and misey throughout the Soviet Union at that time.

Heavy Hand

P.S. Hope you had a wonderful Divine Mercy Week.

 

[LilyM]

You just did.

It’s a loss – while Yeltsin wasn’t a saint or even always a good leader, he did do a lot for Russia.

Hey, I didn’t say I was able to resist the temptation

Nor that he should have been a saint, nor that he was a bad leader.