Former president Boris Yeltsin, seen here leaving a Berlin hospital in 2006, the first Russian leader after the fall of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 76, a Kremlin spokesman told AFP. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his wife Naina watch Russia day celebrations in Moscow in this June 12, 2003 file photo. (Xinhua/ Reuters Photo)
Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin (C) watches a military parade in Moscow in this May 9, 2006 file photo. (Xinhua/ Reuters Photo)
Russian President Boris Yeltsin gestures as he speaks to the Forum of Democratic Press at the President Hotel in Moscow in this September 1, 1995 file picture. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)