Russian statesman (7)
I believe the answer is:
yeltsin
'russian statesman' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for yeltsin that I've seen before include "Borris ......., former President of Russia" , "Russian leader" , "Russian president, d. 2007" , "Boris . . . . . . Russian chief" , "Nineteen ninety's Russian president" .)