five years later, koshakov, also a former kgb general, was finally sacked by yeltson.91, the first leader of a non-communist russia, his most pressing concern was fixing the economy which had stagnated under communism. many of the shops were bare as only basic essentials could be bought. he enlisted the help of new young group of economists lead. by yoge gaida, the team around boris yelson and digor gaidar and others, they had a very clear strategy, very clear perspective, where to go, what to do, how to proceed, and the question is whether that was exactly what the rest of the country wanted, i think it was exactly the opposite to what the rest of the country wanted, but they had power, so these were uh people who were small minority, by the same time very well organized, determined and uh абсолютно непопулярные, понимаете, вот этот кабинет, Ельцина-гайдара, как его принято было называть, он самом деле сделал всего одну вещь, он отпустил цены на товары, не повысив зарплату, и цены моментально взлетели где-то на в десятки раз, где-то в сотни раз. up deregulation and th

in yeltson's bid for power. yogor gaidar and others, they had a very clear strategy, very clear perspective, where to go, what to do, how to proceed, the question is where that was exactly what the rest of the country wanted, i think it was exactly the opposite to what the rest of the country wanted, but they had power, so these were uh абсолютно непопулярные, понимаете, вот этот кабинет Ельцона гайдара, как его принято было называть, он самом деле сделал всего одну вещь, он отпустил цены на товары, не повысив зарплату, и цены моментально взлетели где-то на... and they opened up their markets almost immediately, that was this kind of shock therapy, initial shock was really devastating, because people really their living standards collapsing, under these reforms, russia lost 50% of its gdp, whole sectors of the economy disappeared, unemployment rose dramatically as inequality, some comment have stated that the economic downturn was worse than the great depression in the united states in the 1930s, и люди ходили и

under yeltson, the aircraft industry was devastated, flooded with cheaper imports.

the imf and world bank helped force yeltson's hand through the threat of loans.t zuganov was waged. in turn, the communist party couldn't compete financially. on top of this, yelson's health was poor, even suffering h вещи, например, в северной Оссетии в Дагестане у нас на первом туре 85, там 87% населения проголосовало за Зюганова, а во втором туре 85-87% населения за Ельцин, ну так не бывает, это это это большая тайна, да, но тот факт, что это была. bodyguard and confidant, few had a clear window into the workings of power in kozikov. in his book, he detailed how yeltson had a little respect for democracy and at one point wanted to cancel the election all together, but even more pressing matter for kozakov was jelsson's health. helson for 1 февраля 96 года, когда ему исполнилось 65 лет, закончил свою жизнь как президент на второй день 2 февраля я приехал за ним, чтобы его на работу, я его не узнал, человек постарел на 20 лет, он запрограммировал себя до 65, поэтому не надо, нельзя было ему избираться. когда была первая половина его срока, семья ещё боялась, боя

in december, 1999, as yeltson stood down, he appointed putin as acting president.

anatoliaos yeltson's chief of privatization, now one of the richest men in the world. i could have been my much reach, but i was more interested in other areas of activity, of course, just thinking about business when i was in the center of the reform. i was never interested in business, you could have got people in the center of the could have got many, most of the people, oligarch, most of the oligarch, they were not in the center of reform, it's a myth, the people who in the in the late soviet union were very much interested in getting rich, they started to buy something, sell, again, don't be... believe in propaganda. at alpha bank's headquarters in moscow, we had a meeting with one of russia's oligarchs. a bodyguard took us through the building to meet him. desk with ellsson's chief economist jorge guiida at university, when guiida gained power, he brought aven with him, making him a key player in the 1990s reforms, he is now fabulously wealthy, and you you involved in the the government of the time as well, yeah, yeah, did you gain personally, financially, not at

putin is seem to have given russians pride again in their country after the embarrassment of the yeltson

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by 1991, pedroica was failing and along came the new russian state's first president boris yeltson. this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yeltson's leadership under russia's attempt to transition from communism to capitalism. it is an often tragic story of the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people, and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs. it's also... the story of how russia has become the state it is today. press tv's news and brief pakistan is rocked by two back-to-back explosions which have claimed the lives of dozens of people. the blast targeted two mosks as people were gathering to celebrate the birthday anniversary of the prophet muhammad. no group has claim responsibility explosions. authorities in russian korsk region say a ukrainian drone strike has hit a substant a substation that is in a warder village cutting off. power to hospital and some settlements. the defense ministry says russian air defenses down 10 drones over kursk and three more and kaluga.

this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yeltson's leadership under russia's attempted transition from communism to capitalism. it is an often tragic story of the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people, and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs. it is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. i'm lambatopic here on press tv and i want you to join me for cats and dogs where we take a quick look at dirty laundry in washington, bad manners at the united nations, and barking for. people in germany, literally, that's all on press tv with me lembotopic and cats and dogs, don't miss it. news in brief for this hour, bomb explosions at two mosts in pakistan leaves dozens of people dead and many more rounded. iran has strongly condemned the attacks. president ibrahim raisi said terrorists seek to so discord amongst muslims, but will once again fail to achieve the illegitimate and inhumane goals. after 58 days of hunger strike a palestinian held in israeli jails is facing increased and imminent risk to his health. t

this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yeltson's leadership under russia's attempt to transition from communism to capitalism. it is an often tragic story of the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs. this also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. من کامران وفا هستم متولد سال ۱۳۳۹ در تهران یادم میاد کلاس سوم دبستان که بودم معلمی داشت. خانم صدیقی برامون توضیح می دادن که هر جسمی سه خاصیت داره طول، ارتفاع و عرض و من یادم میاد راجع به این فکر می کردم چطور شده سه تا چیز دارن هر چیزی چرا چهار تا ندارن چرا دو تا ندارن این سه عدد سه از کجا میاد دبیرستان البررز رفتیم دکتر مجتهدی مدیر مدرسه بودن در اون زمان محیطی که در اون دبیرستان بود خیلی کمک کرد به کشیدن ما به یاد گرفتن اینجا امیتی من بعد از اینکه دبیرا ایران تموم کردم اومدم اینجا برای ادامه تحصیلاتم برای دکترا رفتم دانشگاه پرینستتون دکترامو در رشته فیزیک و فیزیک نظری در واقع گرفتم خیلی خوشبخت شدم اونجا که با همسرم آفرین. که اونم دانشجو بود در پرینستتون آشنا شدم. بعد از اینکه من دکترامو در دانشگاه پرینستتون گرفتم اومدم

this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yeltson's leadership under russia's attemptednsition from communism to... capitalism, it is an often tragic story of the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs. it is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. aleppo, a city raised to the ground, destructed by war, but beyond the rubble in a half-destroyed house, life still continues, with all of its beauty, zest and hope. everyone has called on the international community to condemn of the recent nuclear threat made by israeli prime minister netanyahu against the islamic republic iran says the regime's threat to use nuclear weapons. undermines international peace and security. iraq's prime minister says his country does not need foreign combat troops. shial sudani said the exit of these forces is necessary to ensure iraq's sovereignty and stability.

this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yeltson's leadership under russia's attemptedلول های بنیادی جنینی موشی رو و در سال ۸۲ انسانی رو تولید کردیم این در واقع یک پنجره بر روی ما باز کرد پنجرهی که در اون در واقع به سوی پزشکی آینده بود این پزشکی آینده یک بعدش پزشکی بازساختی بود یعنی چگونه می شود که یک عضو معیوب را ترمیم کرد و بعد انواع مدل های بیماری رو درست می کردیم موشی که مدل آسیب مغزی بود یا مثلاً فرض آسیب عصبی بود یا موشی که مدل سکته قلبی بود آسیب کبدی و نظایره این تا بتونیم این علم رو ترجمه بکنیم یعنی اصلاً ببینیم که این جواب می دهد در دنیای جانوری اگه جواب میده پس احتمالش است که در دنیای آدمی هم جواب بدهد بعدها به خاطر اینکه متمرکز بشیم و بیماری خاصی به جلو بریم اتفاقاً یکی از بیماری هایی که روش متمرکز شدیم بیماری پارکنون بود که تقریباً حدود یکصد رو از جوامع رو در بر می گیره کارهای رو انجام شد تو مدل موشی پارکینسون ایجاد شد و پیوند شد و دیدیم که ما بهبودی رو داریم این کار چیزی در حدود تقریباً چهار چهار و نیم سال طول کشید این بار یک سطح اومدیم بالاتر توی دنیا و میمون ها رو مدل پارکینسون کرد و این سلول ها رو بعد از اینکه در واقع ۱۹ ماه مدل پارکینسون بودن پیوند زد.

by 1991, pedastroica was failing and along came the new russian state's first president boris yeltson. this documentary tells the story of the... eight years of yeltson's leadership under russia's attempted transition from communism to capitalism, it is an often tragic story of the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people and the rise of new breed of ultra-rich oligarchs, is also story of how russia has become the state it is today. news in brief for this hour, president zelinski says it's only matter of time before ukraine becomes nato member as france and britain promise fairther military assistance, the two countries defense ministers as well as nato chief jens staltenberg are currently in kiev. some leading research institutes have worn the recession in europe's largest economy, germany will be worse this year than previously feared. in the joint forecast, the institutes said the german economy will shrink .6% in 2023.

on top of this, yeltson's health was poor, even suffering heart attack during the camp. but after pariska, he set up his own construction business. Возникло колосальное количество группных, я не говорю о высокоуровных так сказать профессионалах, а говорю, что так сказать, просто мелкий. уголовники, люди, которые так сказать, просто были с этим связаны, понятно, они создали небольшие группировки, часто вооружённые, вот которые как бы являли, делали крышу, как тогда возник, то есть они приходили, вот мы там это всё было все вот как бы то, что люди занимались бизнесом, все были между ними поделены, я понимал, что с ними нельзя связываться и не хотел, но человек с которым я начал строительный бизнес, у него были долги. echelons of the russian elite in the 1990s, so it did through the rest of society, as livingstein had dropped, law and order broke out, crime rose 27%, theft and burly was common, and there was a rapid growth in violent crime, including homicides. Это был стихийный процесс, в котором было мало, мало интеллектуалов, это просто ситуация, которая возникла от стих

this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yeltson's leadership under russia's attempt to transition from communism to capitalism. it is an often tragic story of the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs. it is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. aleppo, a city raised to the ground, destructed by war, but beyond the rubble and a half destroyed house, life still continues. with all of its beauty, zest and hope. the mas president has hailed the successful launch of new 3 imaging satellite into orbit despite sanctions imposed by western states aimed at crippling the islamic republic space program. rc said the... has once again proven the threats and sanctions have no effect on iran's determination to regress. iraqi security forces have arrested 14 people connection with the deadly fire a christian wedding ceremony in the promise of ninevab. over hundred people were killed and scores of others injured in the tragedy. morning mass is held for the victims. the gover

this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yeltson's leadership and the russia's attemptednsition from communism to capitalism. it is an often tragic story, the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people, and the raise of new breed of ultra rich oligars. it is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. one you're watching. you want successfully launched a new image satellite called new 3 interorbit 450 kilometers above earth, the islam revolution gar has carried out the launch using cassed, domestically built carrier. the advanced operation comes with crippling sanctions by western countries and iran's peaceful space program. iran has been experiencing the western media's hybrid war since the victory of the islamic revolution in 1979. documentary decolonization of the mind at aridon press tv has highlighted the anti-ron propaganda. this documentary is the outcome of field research by dick miller, former professor at bristol university.

this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yeltson's leadership under russia's attemptedapitalism. it is an often tragic story, the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people, and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs, is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. the saudi crown prince personally stressed that the negotiations between the kingdom of saudi arabia and the zionist israeli entity are both continuous and good. muhammad bin salman claimed that with every passing day his country is getting closer to normalizing its relations with the israeli entity, but this time he never mentioned the arab peace initiative nor the two-state solution, and he did not repeat the traditional saudi position concerning an independent state, with its capital being the holy city of al- quds. there is something concerning in these statements as the optimistic language used by the saudi prince is not consistent with the current nature of the zionist government and comes outside the context of the accelerating collapse of what

this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yeltson's leadership and of...apitalism, it is an often tragic story of the fall of once proud super power, the hardships of millions of ordinary people and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs, is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. press tv's news and brief ons president has hailed the successful launch of newer three imaging satellite into orbit despite sanctions imposed by western states aimed at crippling the islamic republic space program. ry said the launch has once again proved that threats and sanctions have no effect on iran's determination to progress. iran strongly condemns desecration of the holy quran in the netherlands. tehran says the dutch government must fulfill. its responsibility and prevent repetition of such hateful acts under the guise of freedom.

this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yeltson's leadership under russia's attemptedary people, and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarch. is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. top stories here on press tv: ukraine confirms arrival of first batch of us-mate abrahams battle tanks in kiev, it's part of multibillion dollar security assistance promised uh package by washington. us officials say tanks are armed with 120 millimeter rounds of depleted uranium enough to pierce conventional tank armor. thousands of ethnic armenians in the gun. karabak are fleeing into armenia, this after azerbaijan's offensive last week for separatist fighters in the disputed region to surrender, leadership of the breakaway region says they leave for armenia out of fear of ethnic cleansing.

by 1991, pedastroika was failing and along came the new russian state's first president boris yeltson. this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yeltson's leadership and a... has attempted transition from communism to capitalism is an often tragic story, the fall of a proud super, the hardships of millions of ordinary people and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs, also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. من دارم یه راهنمایی تهران جدید ورم مینوسمش بعد چند تا عکس می خواستم بگیرم دیگه شد فارسی خوب صحبت میکنی؟. israeli force have killed a young palestinian man injuring another one in their new attack in the occupied west bank. the two are identified as members of the hamas movement, following that palestinian media reported confrontations between israeli troops and protestors in the west bank, notably in tual care. china is slumming the us as code a true empire of lies, following the state department report that accuses beijing of information manipulation, the chinese foreign ministers.

with west, by 1991, peter was failing. and along came the new russian state's first president boris yeltson. this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yelson's leadership under russia's attempt to transition from communism to capitalism. it is an often tragic story, the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people, and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs. it is also the story of how russia has become the state. is today. my name ist lena, ich bin 21, komme aus dorf brutselten, das liegt im spesser. in bayern, in der zeit habe ich erstmal dieses bewusstsein für den islam überhaupt entdeckt, dann habe ich, ich bin habe auch jeden jede nacht zu gott gesprochen, gesagt gott, wenn da bist, menschen bisschen erzählen und so und einer begeisterung. your headlines for this hour security forces thought assassination plans targeting senior sunny clerics, judges and members of the islamic revolution god's court. a new report says israel has detained over 135,00 palestinians since the al-aqsa interfather started in 2000, including thousands of child

this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yeltson's leadership under russia's attempteduperpower, the heartships of millions of ordinary people and the rise of new. ultra rich oligs, it's also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. india hosted a meeting of g20 leaders in september, a dinner invitation sent out to the g20 guest on behalf of... president drupadi murmu, she was referred to as president of barat, then opening the g20 summit, prime minister narendra modi sat behind a nameplate that read barat instead of india.

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by 1991, pedastroika was failing and along came the new russian state's first president, boris yeltson. this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yelson. leadership under russia's attempted transition from communism to capitalism, it is an often tragic store the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people, and the ride new breed of ultra rich oligarchs, it is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. it all started in 2019, uk marines illegally seized an oil cargo off the coast of gibraltar in july that year. they evoked suspicions that european union sanctions on syria were being violated. what happened then was that iran decided that it could use levers of its own. the country was in control of major passage way, the straight of hormoz, through which dozens of oil tankers pass every day. if countries could evoke their domestic laws to seize iranian ships or shipments, iran could use international law to sease wayward ships. after all, vessels could be seen violating international regulations in the straight of hormos.

by 1991, peter strukker was fail and along came the new rush state's first president boris yeltson. this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yelson's leadership under russia's attempt to transition from communism to capitalism. it is an often tragic story, the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligars. it is also the story of how... has become the state of the day. the voice of the voiceless. press tv. you had luck, you top stories for this hour bomb explosions at in pakistan leave dozens of people dead and any more wounded. ivana strongly condemned the attacks. president ibrahim raisi said, terrorists seek to so discord amongst muslims, but will once again fail to achieve their illegitimate and inhumane goals. after 58 days of hunger strike a palestinian held in israeli jails is facing increased and imminent risk to his health. that's according to, that's according to the palestinian prisoners society. kayot for food is on hunger strike to protest his indefinite detention.

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the west, by 1991, peter was failing and along came the new russian state's first president boris yeltsonussia's attempted transition from communism to capitalism. it is an often tragic story of the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people and the rise of new breed of ultra rich. oligarchs is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. the iranian president has categorically rejected accusations that the country's moved to enrich uranium at the 60% purity level. at building an atomic bomb. in an interview with cnn, abraham rapped up enrichments only after european countries for trampled upon their commitments under the 2015 deal. iran's intelligence ministry says it has thworted a terrorist plot to set off 30 simultaneous explosions in the capital tehran. the ministry has said in a statement that is agents have arrested 20 terrorists in several operations in recent days. it says the plot bears traces of israeli involvement.

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by 1991, peter was failing and the long became the new russian state's first president, boris yeltson. this documentary tells the story of the eight years of yelson's leadership under russia's attempted transition from communism to capitalism. it is an often tragic story of the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people, and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs. is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. israeli forces have killed a young palestinian man and injured another an attack near the west bank city of albe. a mas resistance movement says that they were its members. it described the palestinian who was killed as a man trying to defend the freedom of his people. hundreds of people have rallied in burkina faso's capital in a show of support for the ruling military leaders. protesters waved national flags and held signence and supported the country's young military leader captain abraham. thousands more.

the west, by 1991, peter. was failing and along came the new russian states versus president boris yeltsonll of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people and the rise of new breed of ultra-rich oligarchs. it is also the story of how russia has become the state. после очередной поездки в войска начальник генерального. и все люди, каждый совершает какие-то ошибки, они когда их искупили свою вину в полной мере, это первое, второе, как будето складываться, расскажите, твой ком the headlines iranian president strongly condemns the deadly blas in pakistan saying the terrors behind such attacks seek to shatter muslim's unity. a palestinian prisoner is facing an imminent health risk after nearly two months of hunger strike to protest his indefinite detention in israeli jails. and the biggest us automobile workers calls on 7,000 more members to join a historic strike over a contract dispute with manufacturers.

by 1991, peter streika was failing and along came the new russian state's first president, boris yeltsonrs of yelson's leadership under russia's attempted transition from communism to capitalism. it is an often tragic story of the fall of once proud superpower. the hardships of millions of ordinary people and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs. it is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. israeli forces have killed the on palestinian man injuring another one in the new attack in the occupied west bank. the two were identified as members of the hamas movement. following that, palestinian media reported confrontations with fin israeli troops and palestinian protestors in the west bank, notably in tual karem. russia and ukraine continue to target each other's territory using missiles and drones. the russian defense ministry says its air defenses down nine missiles launch from ukraine over its belgrade region. ukraine claims it shot down 30 out of 40 drones launched by russia an overnight attack.

by 1991, peter was failing and along came the new russian state's first president boris yeltson.the eight years of yelson's leadership under russia's attempted transition from communism to capitalism. it is an often tragic story of the fall of once proud. superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people, and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs, is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today. the us said it was going to reconstruct afghanistan and restore security to the country, but after two decades, wherever you look in the country, you only see death and destruction. many us officials have taken the lid off the widespread corruption under the guise of reconstruction projects, follow the details in this documentary. ian puddick found him. controversially charged with harassment by city of london police. this relatively minor charge resulted in raids his home, office and accountant. you think about the allegations against dean. there was overkill in the police approach to this, in the raids in his home, the raise of his business. it didn't see

by 1991, peterker was failing and along came the new russian state's first president boris yeltson.ltson's leadership under russia's attempted transition from communism to capitalism. it is often tragic story, the fall of a once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people and the rise of new breed of ultra rich archs. it is also the story of how russia has become the...

this documentary tells the story. the eight years of yeltson's leadership under russia's attempted transition from communism to capitalism. it is an often tragic story of the fall of once proud superpower, the hardships of millions of ordinary people, and the rise of new breed of ultra rich oligarchs. it is also the story of how russia has become the state it is today.