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SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN "Pershing" Polyvinyl
EARLIER THIS MONTH, the Black Cat hosted Japanese art-metal band Boris, a group that plays loudly enough to wake people a time zone away. However, when the venue hosts Missouri band Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, no one should be afraid of walking away with shattered eardrums.
 
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VIDEO | Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who engineered the final collapse of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 76.

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Born the son of Russian peasants, Boris Yeltsin went on to engineer the final collapse of the Soviet Union and become the country's first popularly elected president. The former leader died on April 23, 2007, at the age of 76.

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Boris Yeltsin became Russia's president in 1990 and served until December 1999 when he resigned. During his presidency, he survived coup attempts, health problems, and harsh criticism while attempting to steer Russia in the Post-Soviet era.

Nightclubs (Post, July 18, 2008, Page WE12)
 
Yeltsin Resigns: 'I Did All I Could': Premier Putin Assumes Power Pending Election (Post, January 1, 2000, Page A01)
 
Yeltsin Heart Operation Called a Success: Seven-Hour Surgery Bypassed 5 Arteries; Russian Leader Reclaims Presidential Powers (Post, November 6, 1996, Page A03)
 
Yeltsin Defeats Communist Challenger (Post, July 4, 1996, Page A01)
 
Yeltsin Unveils Plan for Drastic Reform: 'Painful' Economic Shift Predicted (Post, October 29, 1991, Page A01)
 
Yeltsin Elected President of Russia: Backing for Reformist is Overwhelming; Leningrad Votes to Change Name (Post, June 14, 1991, Page A01)
 
Yeltsin Quits Communist Party: Leaders of Radical Democratic Platform Faction Also Resigning (Post, July 13, 1990, Page A15)
 
Yeltsin Wins Presidency of Russia: Republic's Legislature Picks Gorbachev Rival for Powerful Position (Post, May 30, 1990, Page A01)
 
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