Naina Yeltsina

Biography

Naina Yeltsina is a Russian civil engineer and the widow of the first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin. As First Lady of Russia, she rarely appeared in public, accompanying her husband on select foreign visits, including trips to Sweden, Finland, and China. A devoted mother to their two daughters, Yelena and Tatyana, Naina Yeltsina maintained a private profile during her husband's presidency from 1991 to 1999.