A 1999 news article from the BBC documents the power struggle between Boris Yeltsin and the Russian parliament after Yeltsin dismissed Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov and the entire government, which in turn was motive for parliament to call for Yeltsin's impeachment.

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boris yeltsin, russian parliament, russian power struggle, sergei stepashin, yevgeny primakov, the yeltsin era

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