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WKU Russian expert says Yeltsin unlike any other Russian leader

By Dan Modlin

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkyu/local-wkyu-583527.mp3

Bowling Green, Ky – The recent death of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin reveals a mixed record for the country's first post-Soviet leader. Dr. Hugh Phillips is a Russian expert with the WKU History Department. He says much of Yeltsin's early success came from his ability to relate to the average Russian citizen.