Exiled Russian journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan tell Newsweek about Vladimir Putin's crackdown and their book ...

On New Year’s Eve, 1999, Boris Yeltsin handed over Russia’s presidency to an unknown figure—Vladimir Putin—with one request: "Take care of Russia." Now, 25 years later, the question ...

Boris Yeltsin stands with Vladimir Putin in Moscow in 2000 (Photo: Itar Tass) Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system launchers roll during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9 ...

By abolishing the liberal principles of democracy and equality of all citizens before the law that the first president Boris ...

As we enter a new year widely expected to be turbulent, Russia marks an anniversary some associate with stability and others with calamity — 25 years of Vladimir Putin’s hold on the reins of ...

Putin himself was chosen as former President Boris Yeltsin's successor in 1999. By 2025, Putin's regime is widely characterized as authoritarian with growing totalitarian features.

Vladimir Putin assumed leadership of Russia following Boris Yeltsin's resignation on New Year's Eve in 1999, with Yeltsin's final advice to his successor being: "Take care of Russia!" ...

Boris Berezovsky, an influential figure within Yeltsin’s inner circle, had known Putin since the early 1990s and, impressed by him, even offered to take him skiing in the Swiss Alps.

Putin, a former KGB lieutenant colonel, has led Russia as either president or prime minister since 1999. He first assumed the presidency on the final day of that year, taking over from Boris Yeltsin.