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“Go buy some food… for the last time!”

An anti-Zyuganov campaign poster from the 1996 Yeltsin re-election campaign.

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Yeltsin "sleeps through" Ireland

The aftermath of the "Shannon diplomatic incident," in which Yeltsin, having slept through a meeting with Irish leaders while his plane sat on the tarmac at the Shannon Airport, confronts Russian reporters back at Vnukovo-2 in Moscow.

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Boris Yeltsin’s first appearance on “Kukly [Puppets]” in 1995

In 1995, the Boris Yeltsin puppet made its debut on the influential political satire show Kukly (Dolls or Puppets), which ran from 1994-2002 on NTV.

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Grigory Yavlinsky of the Yabloko Party runs for president, 1996

Grigory Yavlinsky’s 11-minute presidential campaign ad from 1996.

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Evgeny Kiselev intervenes in the “Xerox affair,” 20 June 1996

A special broadcast on the "Xerox affair" by Evgeny Kiselev of "Itogi"

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Evgeny Kiselev intervenes in the “Xerox affair,” 20 June 1996

A special broadcast on the "Xerox affair" by Evgeny Kiselev of "Itogi"

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