Yeltsin Center

About The Presidential Center

 

 
The Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center is a new Russian noncommercial organisation, directed at promoting the development of the Institute of Presidency in Russia. The sociocultural Presidential Center includes a museum, exhibition and discussion center, a branch of the Boris Yeltsin's Presidential library and Center for information and education activities and expertise.
 
The Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center 
 
The Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the institution of the Russian presidency and the development of civil society, democratic institutions and the rule of law. The Yeltsin Center was founded in 2009 in Ekaterinburg, Russia, in accordance with federal law No. 68 of 13 April 2008, "On Centers for the Historical Legacy of Presidents of the Russian Federation Who Have Stopped Exercising Their Powers" The  center also has a branch in Moscow.
 
The mission of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center is to preserve, study, and present to the public the historical legacy of the first president of the Russian Federation. It regularly organizes exhibits and conferences about Boris Yeltsin's life and work, as well as on Russian and world history at the end of the 20th century. The Center's complex includes a museum, exhibition and conference space and a branch of the Yeltsin Presidential Library.
The Yeltsin Center also supports activities in the following areas: Education, Culture, Youth, Intemational, Humanitarian Cooperation, Publishing, Literary Awards.