Boris Yeltsin lost support within Russia because of a. his inability to manage relations with the West. b. his inability to get Russia out of Afghanistan. c. the overall poor economy. d. his movement toward communism.

Option: c. the overall poor economy.

Explanation:

Boris Yeltsin was a Soviet politician and later served as the first President of Russia. He began to lose support and became an unpopularity figure because of bad economic policies in the country. The economic conditions of the country under Yeltsin was in difficulty with corruptions and crimes. The shock therapy and economic policies introduced ownership of private property, free market, a stock exchange, commodities exchanges and private banks somewhat brought an imbalance in the country because it increased the cost of living and many people entered into deep poverty.