What policies did Yeltsin implement to liberalize trade in the 1990s?

Question by Jwong: What reforms/trade policies did Yeltsin implement to liberalize trade in the 1990s?
How did Yeltsin’s reforms push Russia into a more open economy following the collapse of the Soviet Union?

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Answer by Bored Goblin
abandoned soviet price controls
privatized most businesses
allowed private ownership of land and buildings.