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.
 
VIDEO | Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who engineered the final collapse of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 76.
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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