One of these is Ipatiev House, the sixth episode of the season which deals further with Prince Philip\u2019s friendship with Penny Knatchbull<\/a>, but also with Russian leader Boris Yeltsin.<\/p>\n Yeltsin\u2019s visit to the UK, and The Queen\u2019s visit to Moscow in 1994 are both explored, but just who was Yeltsin and who plays him in The Crown?<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know.<\/p>\n Boris Yeltsin was a Russian politician, who between the years of 1991 and 1999 acted as the first president of the Russian Federation, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. He followed Mikhail Gorbachev, who was the last leader of the Soviet Union up until its dissolution, and his leadership was succeeded by Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n Yeltsin had previously been a member of the Communist Party, but quit the party in July 1990, before becoming the first popularly elected leader in Russia\u2019s history.<\/p>\n He served two terms as President, during which time he oversaw the country\u2019s transition to a capitalist economy, and visited London in 1994. Later that same year, Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to visit Russia since the 1917 revolution.<\/p>\n Yeltsin died in 2007 aged 76.<\/p>\n Yeltsin is played in The Crown by Belarusian actor Anatoliy Kotenyov<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n Kotenyov is known for appearing in films such as As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me, Dezha vyu and <\/span>Chetvyortaya planeta. He also recently appeared in series such as Street Justice and Kris+Tina.<\/p>\n Boris Yeltsin appears in The Crown season 5 episode 6, called Ipatiev House. At the start of the episode, Jonny Lee Miller\u2019s Prime Minister John Major<\/a> returns from a visit to Moscow and says that the people there love Yeltsin, but that he\u2019s not sure he was ever once sober when they were in one another\u2019s company.<\/p>\n He told Imelda Staunton\u2019s Queen<\/a> that Yeltsin is an anglophile who would love to receive an invitation to the palace. However, while The Queen initially seems to have a positive impression of this idea, her Private Secretary then informs her that when he was younger Yeltsin had been a regional official in the city where Ipatiev House was located \u2013 where the Romanov family were executed in 1918.<\/p>\n Yeltsin visits the palace and during lunch invites The Queen to visit Moscow to celebrate the end of Communist rule. However, The Queen tells him he should have considered what happened at Ipatiev House, understanding that he personally gave the order for the house to be destroyed. She says she considers this an act of great disrespect to her family\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n Yeltsin says the orders came from the very top and that he will do everything he can to restore the Romanovs\u2019 dignity, to which she says they can then discuss a royal visit.<\/p>\n During official photographs, Yeltsin says in Russian to those with him that The Queen shouldn\u2019t lecture him, and that the Romanovs\u2019 fates were actually sealed in Buckingham Palace.<\/p> The Queen later visits Moscow after the Romanovs\u2019 bodies are uncovered, but a last minute hold-up occurs when they\u2019re unable to identify two of them. A funeral can therefore not take place as was planned.<\/p>\n In private, The Queen admits to Philip how disappointed she is that her relatives will not yet be buried, after they had travelled there specifically to see that happen.<\/p>\n Later, back in the UK, John Major confirms that the bodies have been identified and the burial can take place, explaining that Yeltsin was \u201cpositively giddy\u201d that a line could finally be drawn under the matter.<\/p>\n The Crown seasons 1-5 are available on Netflix<\/a> now.\u00a0Sign up for Netflix from \u00a36.99 a month<\/a>. Netflix is also available on\u00a0Sky Glass<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Virgin Media Stream<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Looking for something else to watch? Check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. or more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By James Hibbs Published: Thursday, 10 November 2022 at 12:00 am Amidst all the internal family politics on display in The Crown season 5, there are also episodes which stray outside of the royal disputes to focus on other historical events. 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