Identify Novel about Russia/United States where Boris Yeltsin downed pills with vodka and died [on hold]












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I'm trying to remember the title of a book I was reading for a short time while working an unpleasant job last year haha.



I thought Tom Clancy was the author, but I looked up his novels & none of the titles looked familiar. So it took place in 1999 I'm fairly certain, Boris Yeltsin downed pills with vodka & died early into the novel. Yeltsin's successor (not Putin in the book) went to the White House to seek economic aid for Russia (budgets & Congress were mentioned)—at the same time there was some kind of secret operation going on with the CIA against Russia with aiding Russian operatives I think, and Yeltsin's successor had a counter-op against the U.S. in the background too.



Sorry if I'm a bit sketchy on the details, I'm really trying to remember because I actually liked it. Any help appreciated, thank you.






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put on hold as off-topic by Niffler, Moriarty, SteveED, Blackwood, Möoz 10 hours ago


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    I've flagged the question as off-topic because it does not appear to be about science fiction or fantasy (or, for that matter, anything within the broader scope of speculative fiction). If, in fact, there are science fiction or fantasy elements in the story at all, it would behove you to edit the question and make it clear how the question is relevant to this site.

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    12 hours ago











  • You can just delete it then, no problem.

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    12 hours ago






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    Would Boris Yeltsin dying in 1999 qualify it as alternate history?

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    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's not really about scifi or fantasy

    – Niffler
    11 hours ago






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    Correct me if I'm wrong, but Boris Yeltsin did not die in 1999, thus making this pretty clearly an alternate history question. And alternate history, according to this ancient post is on topic.

    – Laurel
    7 hours ago
















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I'm trying to remember the title of a book I was reading for a short time while working an unpleasant job last year haha.



I thought Tom Clancy was the author, but I looked up his novels & none of the titles looked familiar. So it took place in 1999 I'm fairly certain, Boris Yeltsin downed pills with vodka & died early into the novel. Yeltsin's successor (not Putin in the book) went to the White House to seek economic aid for Russia (budgets & Congress were mentioned)—at the same time there was some kind of secret operation going on with the CIA against Russia with aiding Russian operatives I think, and Yeltsin's successor had a counter-op against the U.S. in the background too.



Sorry if I'm a bit sketchy on the details, I'm really trying to remember because I actually liked it. Any help appreciated, thank you.






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put on hold as off-topic by Niffler, Moriarty, SteveED, Blackwood, Möoz 10 hours ago


This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:


  • "This question does not appear to be about science fiction or fantasy within the scope defined in the help center." – Blackwood, Möoz

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.









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    I've flagged the question as off-topic because it does not appear to be about science fiction or fantasy (or, for that matter, anything within the broader scope of speculative fiction). If, in fact, there are science fiction or fantasy elements in the story at all, it would behove you to edit the question and make it clear how the question is relevant to this site.

    – cryptarch
    12 hours ago











  • You can just delete it then, no problem.

    – Walker
    12 hours ago






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    Would Boris Yeltsin dying in 1999 qualify it as alternate history?

    – Vanguard3000
    12 hours ago






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    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's not really about scifi or fantasy

    – Niffler
    11 hours ago






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    Correct me if I'm wrong, but Boris Yeltsin did not die in 1999, thus making this pretty clearly an alternate history question. And alternate history, according to this ancient post is on topic.

    – Laurel
    7 hours ago














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I'm trying to remember the title of a book I was reading for a short time while working an unpleasant job last year haha.



I thought Tom Clancy was the author, but I looked up his novels & none of the titles looked familiar. So it took place in 1999 I'm fairly certain, Boris Yeltsin downed pills with vodka & died early into the novel. Yeltsin's successor (not Putin in the book) went to the White House to seek economic aid for Russia (budgets & Congress were mentioned)—at the same time there was some kind of secret operation going on with the CIA against Russia with aiding Russian operatives I think, and Yeltsin's successor had a counter-op against the U.S. in the background too.



Sorry if I'm a bit sketchy on the details, I'm really trying to remember because I actually liked it. Any help appreciated, thank you.






story-identification novel history







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I'm trying to remember the title of a book I was reading for a short time while working an unpleasant job last year haha.



I thought Tom Clancy was the author, but I looked up his novels & none of the titles looked familiar. So it took place in 1999 I'm fairly certain, Boris Yeltsin downed pills with vodka & died early into the novel. Yeltsin's successor (not Putin in the book) went to the White House to seek economic aid for Russia (budgets & Congress were mentioned)—at the same time there was some kind of secret operation going on with the CIA against Russia with aiding Russian operatives I think, and Yeltsin's successor had a counter-op against the U.S. in the background too.



Sorry if I'm a bit sketchy on the details, I'm really trying to remember because I actually liked it. Any help appreciated, thank you.






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put on hold as off-topic by Niffler, Moriarty, SteveED, Blackwood, Möoz 10 hours ago


This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:


  • "This question does not appear to be about science fiction or fantasy within the scope defined in the help center." – Blackwood, Möoz

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put on hold as off-topic by Niffler, Moriarty, SteveED, Blackwood, Möoz 10 hours ago


This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:


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If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.








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    I've flagged the question as off-topic because it does not appear to be about science fiction or fantasy (or, for that matter, anything within the broader scope of speculative fiction). If, in fact, there are science fiction or fantasy elements in the story at all, it would behove you to edit the question and make it clear how the question is relevant to this site.

    – cryptarch
    12 hours ago











  • You can just delete it then, no problem.

    – Walker
    12 hours ago






  • 1





    Would Boris Yeltsin dying in 1999 qualify it as alternate history?

    – Vanguard3000
    12 hours ago






  • 3





    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's not really about scifi or fantasy

    – Niffler
    11 hours ago






  • 1





    Correct me if I'm wrong, but Boris Yeltsin did not die in 1999, thus making this pretty clearly an alternate history question. And alternate history, according to this ancient post is on topic.

    – Laurel
    7 hours ago














  • 1





    I've flagged the question as off-topic because it does not appear to be about science fiction or fantasy (or, for that matter, anything within the broader scope of speculative fiction). If, in fact, there are science fiction or fantasy elements in the story at all, it would behove you to edit the question and make it clear how the question is relevant to this site.

    – cryptarch
    12 hours ago











  • You can just delete it then, no problem.

    – Walker
    12 hours ago






  • 1





    Would Boris Yeltsin dying in 1999 qualify it as alternate history?

    – Vanguard3000
    12 hours ago






  • 3





    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's not really about scifi or fantasy

    – Niffler
    11 hours ago






  • 1





    Correct me if I'm wrong, but Boris Yeltsin did not die in 1999, thus making this pretty clearly an alternate history question. And alternate history, according to this ancient post is on topic.

    – Laurel
    7 hours ago








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I've flagged the question as off-topic because it does not appear to be about science fiction or fantasy (or, for that matter, anything within the broader scope of speculative fiction). If, in fact, there are science fiction or fantasy elements in the story at all, it would behove you to edit the question and make it clear how the question is relevant to this site.

– cryptarch
12 hours ago





I've flagged the question as off-topic because it does not appear to be about science fiction or fantasy (or, for that matter, anything within the broader scope of speculative fiction). If, in fact, there are science fiction or fantasy elements in the story at all, it would behove you to edit the question and make it clear how the question is relevant to this site.

– cryptarch
12 hours ago













You can just delete it then, no problem.

– Walker
12 hours ago





You can just delete it then, no problem.

– Walker
12 hours ago




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1





Would Boris Yeltsin dying in 1999 qualify it as alternate history?

– Vanguard3000
12 hours ago





Would Boris Yeltsin dying in 1999 qualify it as alternate history?

– Vanguard3000
12 hours ago




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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's not really about scifi or fantasy

– Niffler
11 hours ago





I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's not really about scifi or fantasy

– Niffler
11 hours ago




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Correct me if I'm wrong, but Boris Yeltsin did not die in 1999, thus making this pretty clearly an alternate history question. And alternate history, according to this ancient post is on topic.

– Laurel
7 hours ago





Correct me if I'm wrong, but Boris Yeltsin did not die in 1999, thus making this pretty clearly an alternate history question. And alternate history, according to this ancient post is on topic.

– Laurel
7 hours ago










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This looks like Politika (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 1). On the first page, Boris Yeltsin is popping aspirins with Vodka and wondering if that might kill him.




It is 1999. The sudden death of Russia's president has thrown the Russian Federation into chaos. Devastating crop failures have left millions in the grip of famine, and an uprising seems inevitable.



One of Russia's provisional leaders asks the American president for help. But the whole world is watching when a deadly terrorist attack stuns the United States and evidence points to the Russian government.







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    This looks like Politika (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 1). On the first page, Boris Yeltsin is popping aspirins with Vodka and wondering if that might kill him.




    It is 1999. The sudden death of Russia's president has thrown the Russian Federation into chaos. Devastating crop failures have left millions in the grip of famine, and an uprising seems inevitable.



    One of Russia's provisional leaders asks the American president for help. But the whole world is watching when a deadly terrorist attack stuns the United States and evidence points to the Russian government.







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      This looks like Politika (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 1). On the first page, Boris Yeltsin is popping aspirins with Vodka and wondering if that might kill him.




      It is 1999. The sudden death of Russia's president has thrown the Russian Federation into chaos. Devastating crop failures have left millions in the grip of famine, and an uprising seems inevitable.



      One of Russia's provisional leaders asks the American president for help. But the whole world is watching when a deadly terrorist attack stuns the United States and evidence points to the Russian government.







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        This looks like Politika (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 1). On the first page, Boris Yeltsin is popping aspirins with Vodka and wondering if that might kill him.




        It is 1999. The sudden death of Russia's president has thrown the Russian Federation into chaos. Devastating crop failures have left millions in the grip of famine, and an uprising seems inevitable.



        One of Russia's provisional leaders asks the American president for help. But the whole world is watching when a deadly terrorist attack stuns the United States and evidence points to the Russian government.







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        This looks like Politika (Tom Clancy's Power Plays, Book 1). On the first page, Boris Yeltsin is popping aspirins with Vodka and wondering if that might kill him.




        It is 1999. The sudden death of Russia's president has thrown the Russian Federation into chaos. Devastating crop failures have left millions in the grip of famine, and an uprising seems inevitable.



        One of Russia's provisional leaders asks the American president for help. But the whole world is watching when a deadly terrorist attack stuns the United States and evidence points to the Russian government.








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