Poster
1991 (printed)
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This poster represents an historic landmark in Russia's history, the first free election for the leadership of Russia after one thousand years of rule by the Tsars and the Communist Dictators. This poster is in support of the election of Boris Yeltsin (born 1931). In the anti-Communist sweep of the June 1991 election he became President of the Russian Federation, the largest and richest of the fifteen Soviet republics.
A flamboyant champion of the underdog, and an advocate of decentralization, Yeltsin had defined himself as the populist alternative to Gorbachev. His dramatic election to the Presidency made him overnight a powerful figure on the world stage. He remained in power until New Year's Eve 1999, when he decided to retire, and handed over to his Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, pending a spring election.
A flamboyant champion of the underdog, and an advocate of decentralization, Yeltsin had defined himself as the populist alternative to Gorbachev. His dramatic election to the Presidency made him overnight a powerful figure on the world stage. He remained in power until New Year's Eve 1999, when he decided to retire, and handed over to his Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, pending a spring election.
Object details
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| Brief description | Poster from Boris Yeltsin's June 1991 election campaign |
| Credit line | Given by A. H. Thompson |
| Object history | The poster is a proof copy that was the property of Yeltsin himself and was given to the donor by Yeltsin's grandson Boris Leonidovich Yeltsin. |
| Summary | This poster represents an historic landmark in Russia's history, the first free election for the leadership of Russia after one thousand years of rule by the Tsars and the Communist Dictators. This poster is in support of the election of Boris Yeltsin (born 1931). In the anti-Communist sweep of the June 1991 election he became President of the Russian Federation, the largest and richest of the fifteen Soviet republics. A flamboyant champion of the underdog, and an advocate of decentralization, Yeltsin had defined himself as the populist alternative to Gorbachev. His dramatic election to the Presidency made him overnight a powerful figure on the world stage. He remained in power until New Year's Eve 1999, when he decided to retire, and handed over to his Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, pending a spring election. |
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| Accession number | E.2097-2004 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2009 |
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