The Press : A Coming-Out Party for Boris
Boris N. Yeltsin this week plans a crucial trip to Britain and the United States that will mark his real international debut as president of Russia--not of the republic that was part of a crumbling Communist empire, but of a new, independent, non-socialist Russia that aspires to global influence.
As the Russian leader is inducted into the club of responsible world leaders, those same statesmen will be assessing how Yeltsin handles himself on the international stage--and how he compares with former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
While the diplomatic verdict on Yeltsin remains in doubt, the world’s editorial cartoonists--always quick to the challenge--are well along in defining their view of the new Russian on the block. Some samples:
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