The attitude towards President Yeltsin is ambiguous, but you certainly cannot call him indifferent. For some, he became the personification of freedom, a man who led Russia out of a difficult crisis and did not allow the final fall of the authority of the Russian state on the world stage. Others associated with him the complete impoverishment of the Russians, rampant crime. But in one opinion, everyone is united: President Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was a man who loved his country, devoted to it and did everything that was in his power for its prosperity.
The beginning of the way
In the village of Butka, which is conveniently located in the southern part of the Sverdlovsk region, on February 1, 1931, the future president of Russia was born. Boris Nikolaevich's parents were ordinary Soviet people. Father Nikolai Ignatievich led a small company specializing in the construction of household and residential facilities. Mother Claudia Vasilievna was a dressmaker.
At the age of five, Boris moved with his parents from the village to the small town of Bereznyaki, which was located in the Perm Territory. Little Yeltsin went to school to study here. He immediately showed his leadership qualities and was appointed headman of the class. Boris studied well. The surviving document on education suggests that he was a solid drummer. The boy achieved particular success in algebra, geometry, science, geography, astronomy, and the German language. In these school subjects he had fives. The only thing that was limping with this student was discipline. It was difficult to call it exemplary, since Boris was seen more than once in school fights. Peers respected him and were a little afraid because of the hot temper and fighting character.
Boris Nikolaevich received his higher education at the Ural Polytechnic Institute. The young man decided to follow in his father's footsteps and began to master the profession of a civil engineer, which was prestigious at that time. Successfully "gnawing the granite of science", young Yeltsin was actively involved in sports. He was tall and athletically complex, and therefore applied his natural data in volleyball. Over time, showing remarkable abilities in a sports game, Yeltsin fulfilled the standard for masters of sports of the Soviet Union, and later he was entrusted with coaching the women's volleyball team. There he met his future wife Anastasia (Naina) Girina.
For a long time, young people hid mutual sympathy from each other, trying to keep just friendly communication. But over time, they realized that they were no longer able to withhold feelings. The stately young man attracted the attention of many pretty girls at the institute, but his heart was forever given to Naina. Boris Yeltsin passionately fell in love with a miniature, cheerful and talented girl, and she reciprocated.
After graduating from the institute, Boris Nikolayevich got a job at the Sverdlovsk Construction Trust. The young specialist begins to confidently climb the career ladder. In 1961, Yeltsin joined the ranks of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. This was an important step towards career advancement. Indeed, at that time, entering the CPSU, a person received a sort of "ticket to life." Without party membership, counting on a successful career was futile. Thus, from a simple engineer, Yeltsin was promoted to chief engineer of a construction trust. A few years later, Boris Nikolaevich was appointed head of the Sverdlovsk House-Building Plant.
Yeltsin's political career
Joining the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the beginning of the political career of Boris Nikolaevich. His determination, perseverance and ability to achieve his goals actively contributed to the advancement in the political career ladder. The beginning was his election to the Kirov District Committee of the CPSU.
In 1968, a talented leader was appointed to a new job in the Sverdlovsk Regional Committee of the CPSU. Seven years later, Yeltsin becomes secretary of the committee. Now he leads one of the most promising regions of the country.
In 1976, Yeltsin became the first person in the Sverdlovsk region. The forty-five-year-old leader began to actively develop his region. During the reign of Boris Nikolayevich achieved tremendous results. In the region, food supply improved, new agricultural and industrial facilities were built, and strategically important roads were laid.
Since 1978, the career of Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin has been developing dynamically. He is a member of the Supreme Council of the USSR, and since 1984 he has become a member of its Presidium.
In 1985, Yeltsin was transferred to Moscow. His area of activity continues to be the coordination of the construction of residential and industrial facilities.
After some time, Boris Nikolaevich became the first secretary of the CPSU MGK. This historical period was marked by the fact that Yeltsin fell into a whirlpool of political passions and manipulations, as a result of which his relations with the CPSU were broken. At this moment, his popularity and authority among the electorate is highest. From an ordinary party functionary, he turns into an alternative leader of the country. Thus, on June 12, 1991 Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin became President of the RSFSR. He did not come to this post, being the heir, as in the period of autocracy, and was not nominated by the party elite, as in Soviet times. He became the first President ever elected by the Russian people.
Presidential resignation
The collapse of the Soviet Union shook the rating of Boris Nikolaevich as president. This was facilitated by the radical reforms carried out by him. The situation was aggravated by the war in Chechnya. It will then be called the result of Yeltsin’s thoughtless policy in providing the regions with independence from the center. But the Russian people continue to live patiently in the hope of a better future. And in 1996, Boris Yeltsin was gaining the right number of votes to be elected for a second presidential term. But the pendulum is launched, and the country continues to slide into the abyss of poverty and lawlessness. The external debt of the state is growing like a snowball. The people begin to murmur, and calls for the resignation of the president are increasingly heard. Yeltsin himself feels physically very ill. The leader of the state decides to resign as president of the Russian Federation. On the night of December 31, 1999, he announces this on television. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin becomes his successor.
April 23, 2007 Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin died. Russia said goodbye to the first people's president. During his reign, Russia experienced a very difficult time. It was a period of severe upheaval, personal tragedy and serious losses. But to say that this is the sole fault of the reign of Boris Nikolayevich means to be unjust. Yeltsin was at the helm at this time and did everything possible so that the country did not collapse into the abyss of non-existence completely.
