# Yeltsin resigns

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeltsin-resigns/12440
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 3, 2000, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeltsin-resigns/12440 "2000-01-03T17:23:00Z")
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### Author: ![curious\_george](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2000, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeltsin-resigns/12440/1 "2000-01-03T17:23:00Z")

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So Bore-US Yeltsin resigns to start the new year. Seems like he should have given some notice to help smooth the transition. What do you think of old Boris? Was he a good leader for Russia? Was he good for the US? What does the future hold for Russia?

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### Author: ![Boris\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Boris\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boris_B)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2000, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeltsin-resigns/12440/2 "2000-01-03T17:40:00Z")

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