Pitiable Giant of the Week Monday, Jan. 09, 1995 Subscriber content preview. or Log-In Share Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn StumbleUpon Reddit Digg Mixx Del.i.cious Google+ Russian President Boris Yeltsin reinvented the credibility gap for the '90s with his promises not to bomb civilians in Chechnya ... To continue reading: or Log-In Want the full story? Subscribe Now Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriberIf you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!