Boris Yeltsin

Mentioned in 8 analyzed podcast episodes across 8 shows

Appears On

Murder: True Crime Stories Dan Snow's History Hit Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford Global News Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp Dwarkesh Podcast American Alchemy with Jesse Michels 3 Takeaways™

Episode Appearances

Murder: True Crime Stories · Apr 10, 2026

MYSTERY: The Fate of The Romanovs

“First democratically elected Russian president who authorized official excavation in 1990”

Russian Revolution and Bolshevik consolidation of powerExecution of the Romanov familyYekaterinburg and the Ipatiev House

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Dan Snow's History Hit · Mar 19, 2026

The Rise of Putin and the 1999 Apartment Bombs

“Outgoing president whose declining health and corruption created succession vacuum filled by Putin”

1999 Russian Apartment BombingsVladimir Putin's Rise to PowerRyazan Unexploded Bomb Incident

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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · Mar 6, 2026

Explosives or Sugar? The Deadly Art of Distraction in Putin’s Russia - with Helena Merriman

“Russian President 1991-1999; implemented shock therapy economic reforms causing inflation and oligarch rise; resigned Dec 31, 1999”

Russian apartment bombings of 1999 and Ryazan incidentVladimir Putin's rise to power and early presidencyFSB (Russian Federal Security Service) involvement allegations

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Global News Podcast · Feb 22, 2026

The Global Story:The tightrope of reporting in Putin’s Russia

“Former Russian president whose relatively open governance contrasted sharply with Putin's authoritarian approach to media control”

Press Freedom in Authoritarian RegimesRussia-Ukraine War Impact on JournalismPutin's Security Services Background and Governance Style

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WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp · Jan 31, 2026

Russia vs. USA - The Race to Crack UFO Technology

“Russian president during glasnost period when Knapp conducted interviews; enabled temporary openness on classified topics”

Russian UFO/UAP Military Programs (Setka, Thread 3)Nuclear Weapons System Interference by UAPReverse-Engineering Non-Human Technology

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Dwarkesh Podcast · Dec 19, 2025

Sarah Paine – Why Russia Lost the Cold War

“Gorbachev's successor who formally dissolved the Soviet Union through the Belavezha Accords, ending communist party monopoly”

Soviet Economic Collapse and Central Planning FailuresCold War Military Buildup and Arms Race DynamicsOil Price Volatility and Commodity Dependence

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American Alchemy with Jesse Michels · Dec 14, 2025

"I Was Taken By Aliens In 1997!" -President of Russian Republic

“Russian President who privately debriefed Ilyumzinov on alien contact experience without expressing concern”

Extraterrestrial Contact and Abduction ExperiencesGovernment UFO/UAP Programs and ClassificationAncient Astronaut Theory and Archaeological Evidence

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3 Takeaways™ · Oct 21, 2025

What Putin Really Wants — with Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul (#272)

“Hand-selected Putin as successor; shared pro-market and pro-Western views that Putin later abandoned”

Putin's ideological evolution and worldviewUkraine-Russia war strategic implicationsAutocracy vs. democracy geopolitical competition

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