Russian President Boris Yeltsin was cheered in the West  for leading his country towards democracy in the wake of the collapse of Communism but by 1995 there were concerns about his heavy drinking as Britain explored ways to tie Moscow closer to NATO
A man in a suit and tie raises his fist in the air, with a crowd of people in the background.
A man in a suit and tie raises his fist in the air, with a crowd of people in the background.