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What radical reforms did Boris Yeltsin have?
Boris Yeltsin's new regime aimed to completely dismantle socialism and fully implement capitalism, converting the world's largest command economy into a free-market one.
Are there any other interesting aspects about Boris Yeltsin?
On 2 January 1992, Boris Yeltsin, acting as his own Prime Minister, ordered the liberalisation of foreign trade, prices, and currency.
why did he order this liberalization?
Yeltsin followed a policy of macroeconomic stabilisation, a harsh austerity regime designed to control inflation.

Question: why did he want control of inflation?
Self-contained rewrite: why did Boris Yeltsin want control of inflation?