This autumn The Times is serialising an unparalleled range of books. As well as biographies of some of the most important figures of the 20th century, we feature here the Midnight Diaries by Boris Yeltsin.
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The Collection began with a serialisation of Ian Kershaw's biography of Hitler followed by the second volume of Alan Clark's Diaries. Forthcoming titles include America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by Sarah Bradford and The Ashdown Diaries, Volume One 1988-1997.
Midnight Diaries by Boris Yeltsin, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Author profile
Boris Yeltsin was born on February 1, 1931 and was Russia's first democratically elected president. His presidency lasted between 1991 and 1999, during which time he said he saw the challenge was, "to dismantle a vast one-party totalitarian state and turn it into a democracy with a market economy".
Synopsis
Yeltsin reflects on the momentous years as Russia shakes off the shackles of the former Soviet Union. He analyses the real impact of the 1991 coup, the decisions made over Chechnya, why he hired and fired a string of Prime Ministers, as well as discussing the state of the Russian economy, the allegations of corruption and those rumours about his health.
