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Who is behind the Russian government?

Also known as Government of the Russian Federation, Kremlin

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Not who made decisions, or why.

3 links · 1991 –

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Over time
  1. Led by Boris Yeltsin (President of Russia) 1991 – 31 Dec 1999
  2. Led by Vladimir Putin (President of Russia) 31 Dec 1999 – 7 May 2008
  3. Led by Vladimir Putin (President of Russia) 2012 –

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Led by

  • Boris Yeltsin head of 1991 – 31 Dec 1999 President of Russia Primary record 12
  • Vladimir Putin head of 31 Dec 1999 – 7 May 2008 President of Russia Primary record 13
  • Vladimir Putin head of 2012 – President of Russia Primary record 3
Proof 3 sources
  1. Russia: Yeltsin Resigns, Putin Vows to Focus on Economy, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 31 Dec 1999. Scholarship & press
    Russian President Boris Yeltsin says he resigned today after nine years in office because of Russia's overall problems and not because of his personal health problems.
    Yeltsin -- who made the dramatic announcement in a nationally televised address -- made Prime Minister Vladimir Putin acting president until new elections in March.
  2. The Collapse of the Soviet Union (Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Primary record
    Earlier in the day, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned his post as president of the Soviet Union, leaving Boris Yeltsin as president of the newly independent Russian state.
  3. Vladimir Putin: biography, Russian government. Primary record Archived copy
    On December 31, 1999, Vladimir Putin became Acting President of the Russian Federation.
    Vladimir Putin was elected President of Russia on March 4, 2012.
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