In June 1991, Boris Yeltsin became the first directly elected President in Russian history when he was elected President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, which became the independent Russian Federation in December of that year.
Bulan Juni 1991, Boris Yeltsin terpilih sebagai presiden pertama dalam sejarah Rusia ketika ia menjadi Presiden Republik Sosialis Federasi Soviet Rusia yang berubah menjadi Federasi Rusia bulan Desember tahun itu.