Gennady Yanayev
United KingdompoliticianMaleb. 19375.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Gennady Yanayev was a Soviet politician known for his role as the acting president during the failed coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev in August 1991. His actions during the coup were pivotal in the events leading to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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The acting president, Gennady Yanayev, was supposedly in charge during the coup.
The August Coup by Robert Service review – the drink-soaked collapse of the Soviet Union | History booksThe Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-08-03
United Kingdom· 2026-08-03
Gennady Yanayev was the Vice President of the USSR and became a symbol of the coup's failure.
Августовский путч 1991-го: история, причины, стороны, последствияTengri News – major Kazakh news website·
Kazakhstan· 2025-08-19
Kazakhstan· 2025-08-19
Gennady Yanayev was the vice president involved in the coup against Gorbachev.
Index - Tudomány - Mire visszatért az űrállomáson felejtett űrhajós, megszűnt az ország, ahonnan felszálltIndex.hu·
Hungary· 2025-07-21
Hungary· 2025-07-21
