On this day in 1999, Boris Yeltsin resigned, making prime minister Vladimir Putin the acting President of ...
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1999: Yeltsin Resigns, Putin Becomes Acting President of Russia
1999: Yeltsin Resigns, Putin Becomes Acting President of Russia
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1953: The Woman who would be the Empress if the Russian Empire Still Existed
1953: The Woman who would be the Empress if the Russian Empire Still Existed
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1690: The German whose Daughter Became the Russian Empress Catherine the Great
1690: The German whose Daughter Became the Russian Empress Catherine the Great
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1729: Suvorov: The General who Never Lost a Battle
1729: Suvorov: The General who Never Lost a Battle
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1581: Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible Killed his own Son and Grandchild
1581: Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible Killed his own Son and Grandchild
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1796: Famous Russian Empress Catherine the Great was German by Birth
1796: Famous Russian Empress Catherine the Great was German by Birth
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1849: Russian Writer Dostoyevsky Sentenced to Death
1849: Russian Writer Dostoyevsky Sentenced to Death
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1917: October Revolution Begins
1917: October Revolution Begins