Gennady Yanayev

Gennady Yanayev (26 August 1937 – 24 September 2010) was a Soviet politician. He was vice president of the country in 1990–1991. He served as nominal acting president of the USSR for three days during the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev, but the leaders of the coup were unable to assert their authority over the country and were quickly deposed. After being pardoned in 1994, he worked in the Russian tourism administration.

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 * I should like to stress that the party is alive, not because Gorbachev is general secretary of its central committee. If he ceases to be general secretary, another leader will come.
 * In an interview, February 1991


 * My body is such that I remain sane even after drinking all my buddies under the table.
 * 1993, Denying if alcohol effects any of his decision.


 * These events weigh on my heart to this day.
 * 2008, as quoted in "Gennadi I. Yanayev, 73 Soviet Coup Plotter, Dies,"

Quotes about Gennady Yanayev

 * Yanayev lived an interesting, difficult and worthy life. If they had been more decisive, they could have succeeded in preserving our country and completely turned around the difficult situation of that time.
 * Gennady Zyuganov, 25 September 2010, as quoted in "Gennadi I. Yanayev, 73 Soviet Coup Plotter, Dies,"