Boris Yeltsin "Against The Grain" 1990 Book Signed Autograph Russia

Boris Yeltsin-"Against The Grain-An Autobiography"-1990-Summit Books-New York-263 pages-5 1/2" X 9"-hardcover book-with jacket-with photos-Signed By Author-First Edition.Raised in a communal hut with 20 other families he knew of the Soviet hardships first hand. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (February 1, 1931 – April 23, 2007) was the first president of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.Yeltsin came to power on a wave of high expectations. On 12 June 1991 he was elected president of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic with 57% of the vote, becoming the first popularly elected president in Russian history. But Yeltsin never recovered his popularity after a series of economic and political crises in Russia in the 1990s. The Yeltsin era was a traumatic period in Russian history; a period marked by widespread corruption, economic collapse, and enormous political and social problems. By the time he left office, Yeltsin was a deeply unpopular figure in Russia, with an approval rating as low as two percent by some estimates. The book has been autographed on the title page by Boris Yeltsin in blue fountain pen............BOTH BOOK AND AUTOGRAPH ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION..............