Russia bid a solemn farewell today to Boris Yeltsin, its first post-Soviet leader, in a funeral presided over by some two dozen white-robed priests and a crowd of dignitaries including President Vladimir Putin and two former US leaders.

Dignitaries from around the world will attend the funeral of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin in Moscow today.

The funeral of former President Boris Yeltsin – who engineered the final collapse of the Soviet Union and pushed Russia toward pluralism and a market economy – will take place tomorrow.

Tributes were paid to "larger than life" former Russian leader Boris Yeltsin today after the announcement of his death, aged 76.

Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin travelled to China today for a holiday and medical treatment based on traditional Chinese medicine.