They met at the institute. And they lived a bright, interesting, full of anxiety life, in which there were ups and downs, victories and disappointments. She still speaks of him only in the present tense, pronouncing “Borenka”, “Boris Nikolaevich” with love and tenderness. Almost 10 years have passed since his death. And the void after his departure was never filled with anything. Time has not healed. They had one life. One for two. Naina Yeltsina is a great woman and a great wife.