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2007-05-04

Following on from Boris Yeltsin’s funeral, our favourite story from a British journalist who interviewed him:

Journalist: “So, President Yeltsin, how would you describe the state of the Russian economy in one word?”

Yeltsin: “Good”.

Journalist: “Okay then Mr President, perhaps you would describe it in more than one word?”

Yeltsin: “Ah, in that case - not good.