Grigory Yavlinsky - 500 Days, Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Grigory Alexeyevich Yavlinsky is a Russian economist and politician of Ukrainian origin. He is best known as the author of the 500 Days Programme, a plan for the transition of the USSR to a free-market economy, and for his leadership of the liberal Yabloko party. He ran twice for Russia's presidency in 1996, against Boris Yeltsin, finishing fourth with 7.3% of the vote; and in 2000, against Vladimir Putin, finishing third with 5.8%. He did not run in 2004 or 2008, declaring that there were no real elections in Russia. Yavlinsky was born and grew up in Lviv. His father Alexei was an officer and his mother Vera taught chemistry at an institute. Both his parents are buried in Lviv, and his brother Mikhail lives there. In 1967 and 1968, he was the champion of Ukraine in junior boxing. He decided to become an economist during his school years.

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• Assisted by: Harding Ozihel (Editor)
• Publisher: Alphascript Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.03.2012
• EAN: 9786139904570
• ISBN: 9786139904570
• No. of pages: 124
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Politics and business