The Health of President Boris Yeltsin In Russia, President Boris Yeltsin has been hospitalized once again. A bleeding ulcer was the culprit responsible for this fifth trip Yeltsin has made to the hospital since his reelection in 1996. Doctors say that drug treatment has stopped the bleeding and surgery will not be required. It will, however, keep Yeltsin in the hospital for at least two to three weeks. The impact Russia has had on the world is astounding. They took the idea of Communism and turned it into a type of government that is still used today. President Boris Yeltsin has played a major role freeing Russia from Communism and still