FROM THE ARCHIVE: Boris Yeltsin interview 1988 BBC Newsnight

Boris Yeltsin went on to be the first elected president of Russia. Subscribe to our channel here: Newsnight interview with Boris Yeltsin from May 1988. In 1987, Yeltsin became the first member of the Politburo to resign. He was president of Russia from 19911999. He died in 2007. Newsnight is the BBC s flagship news and current affairs TV programme with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: Twitter: