Daily News / A Chronicle of the day №15-1991 Yeltsin is the first President of Russia (1991)

B. N. Yeltsin in the presidium – general; speaking from the rostrum – cf.

Yeltsin’s speech (with video) – cf. B. N. Yeltsin driving by in a car – general, Poland; lays a wreath and stands at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – general.

Passers-by on the streets of Moscow – general, Poland.

Policemen are standing with protective shields – cf.

Sculpture of V. I. Lenin in the Grand Kremlin Palace – general, departure.

People on Manezhnaya Square – general; passing by with placards, holding placards with the inscription “The people and Yeltsin are united”, a portrait of B. N. Yeltsin – general, cf., Poland. B. N. Yeltsin walking among the crowd – cf., Poland; speaking from the rostrum – cf.

The Grand Kremlin Palace.

People's Deputy of the USSR, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation B. N. Yeltsin walks through the hall among the deputies applauding while standing, goes up onto the stage, and takes the oath of the President of the RSFSR (synchronously).

Deputies in the hall – Wed.

Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II speaks (synchronously).

Deputies in the hall – Wed.

Patriarch Alexy II speaks (synchronously). B. N. Yeltsin and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Russia R. I. Khasbulatov in the presidium.

The icon of the Mother of God on one of the walls of the cathedral in the Kremlin – general, departure.

People with portraits of the dead are standing on Pushkin Square – general (from the movement).

Continuation of the speech of Patriarch Alexy II (synchronously). B. N. Yeltsin listens.

Alexy II presents B. N. Yeltsin with an address and congratulations on behalf of the believers, blesses him.

The deputies applaud standing up – cf.

USSR President M. S. Gorbachev speaks (synchronously), shakes B. N. Yeltsin’s hand. B. N. Yeltsin and R. I. Khasbulatov in the presidium. B. N. Yeltsin and M. S. Gorbachev walk through the hall. B. N. Yeltsin speaks (synchronously).

The dome of St.

Basil’s Cathedral – close-up.

Montage plans: church, cross, wheat field.

The clock on the Spasskaya Tower – medium, zoom in.

The choir and orchestra perform Glinka’s “Slavsya” in the Kremlin Palace (synchronously) – wide, zoom in, zoom out.

Standing are B. N. Yeltsin and R. I. Khasbulatov.