President of Russia from 1991 to 1999 Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999, having previously served as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR from 1990 to 1991. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1961 to 1990. He later stood as a political independent, during which time he was viewed as being ideologically aligned with liberalism. 318,376 views on October 18, 2017 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Gord Downie, Andy Warhol, List of countries and dependencies by population (United Nations), Gordon Hayward. Wiki link