I will not step down, I will not resign, ... I will work to the end of my term in office under the constitution. In the year 2000, there will be presidential elections under the constitution and I will not… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
A sense of proportion and humanitarian action are not issues for terrorists. Their aim is that of killing and destroying. — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share
I understand that it's hard for everyone, but one cannot give in to emotions... we'll have to draw lessons from the current crisis and… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share
The main problem with being president is the constant sense that you are inside a glass bowl for everyone to see, or in a… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share
I would like to stress here that a lasting peace in the Chechen republic and so-called peace talks with the bandits are not the… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share
Your commanders have ordered you to storm the White House and to arrest me. But I as the elected President of Russia give you… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share
A total of 1,580 people, the civilian population, suffered as a result of the bloody wave of terrorist acts that swept over Moscow and… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share
Liberty sets the mind free, fosters independence and unorthodox thinking and ideas. But it does not offer instant prosperity or happiness and wealth to… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share
We all have an equal interest in stability and security throughout Europe. The years the OSCE has existed, and particularly this year, have given… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share
Gorbachev gave us freedom of worship and freedom of speech and freedom to see what was going on and freedom to vote, but that… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share
I am convinced that the moment is coming when, with its message of eternal, universal values, it will come to the aid of our… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share
We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking Russia into… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share
Storm clouds of terror and dictatorship are gathering over the whole country... They must not be allowed to bring eternal night. — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share
