Soviet leaders 1991

RL 290/91                                        August 18, 1991 The Soviet Leadership on the Eve of the Coup Alexander Rahr Top Leadership Bodies USSR President Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich USSR Vice President Yanaev, Gennadii Ivanovich Members of USSR Council of the Federation Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich   USSR President Yanaev, Gennadii Ivanovich      USSR Vice President El'tsin, Boris Nikolaevich      RSFSR President Kravchuk, Leonid Makarovich     Chairman, Ukrainian SSR Supreme Soviet Dementei, Nikolai Ivanovich     Chairman, Belorussian SSR Supreme Soviet Karimov, Islam                  President of Uzbekistan Nazarbaev, Nursultan            President of Kazakhstan Gamsakhurdia, Zviad             President of Georgia Mutalibov, Ayaz                 President of Azerbaijan Landsbergis, Vytautas           Chairman, Lithuanian Supreme Council Snegur, Mircea                  President of Moldavian SSR Gorbunovs, Anatolijs            Chairman, Latvian Supreme Council Akaev, Askar                    President of Kyrgyzstan Makhkamov, Kakhar               President of Tajikistan Ter Petrossyan, Levon           Chairman, Supreme Soviet of                                           Armenian Republic Niyazov, Saparmurad             President of Turkmenistan Ruutel, Arnold                  Chairman, Estonian Supreme Council USSR Cabinet of Ministers Pavlov, Valentin Sergeevich     USSR Prime Minister Doguzhiev, Vitalii Khusseinovich USSR First Deputy Prime Minister Velichko, Vladimir Makarovich   USSR First Deputy Prime Minister Shcherbakov, Vladimir Ivanovich USSR First Deputy Prime Minister Rakhimova, Bikhodzhal           USSR Deputy Prime Minister Laverov, Nikolai Pavlovich      USSR Deputy Prime Minister Maslyukov, Yurii Dmitrievich    USSR Deputy Prime Minsiter Ryab'ev, Lev Dmitrievich        USSR Deputy Prime Minister Sen'ko, Fedor Petrovich         USSR Deputy Prime Minister Members of USSR Security Council Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich Yanaev, Gennadii Ivanovich Pavlov, Valentin Sergeevich Yazov, Dmitrii Timofeevich Kryuchkov, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Pugo, Boriss Karlovich Bessmertnykh, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bakatin, Vadim Viktorovich Primakov, Evgenii Maksimovich Defense Council attached to USSR President Chairman: Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich Deputy Chairman: Baklanov, Oleg Dmitrievich Members: Pavlov, Valentin Sergeevich Yazov, Dmitrii Timofeevich           USSR Defense Minister Moiseev, Mikhail Alekseevich         Chief, General Staff, USSR Armed Forces Kryuchkov, Vladimir Aleksandrovich   Chairman, USSR KGB Bessmertnykh, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich USSR Foreign Minister Belousov, Igor' Sergeevich           Chairman, USSR State Military-Industrial Commission Lushev, Petr Grigor'evich            USSR First Deputy Defense Minister Apparatus of USSR President Head of Apparatus Boldin, Valerii Ivanovich Administration of Affairs Bystrov, Evgenii Ivanovich                       head Gulyashko, Viktor Aleksandrovich                 deputy head Panskov, Vladimir Georgievich                    deputy head Committee for Coordination of Activities of Law-Enforcement Organs Golik, Yurii Vladimirovich                       chairman Press Service Ignatenko, Vitalii Nikitovich                    head Grigor'ev, Sergei Aleksandrovich                 aide Tumarkin, Vladimir Il'ich                        aide General Department Butin, Vladimir Vasil'evich                      head Mamai, Valerii Borisovich                        deputy head Tsygankova, Lyubov' Ivanovna                     deputy head Chumakova, Vera Nikolaevna                       group head Department for Questions of Defense and State Security Baklanov, Oleg Dmitrievich                 head Belyakov, Oleg Sergeevich                  first deputy head Sannikov, Aleksandr Nikolaevich            first deputy head Gorelovsky, Ivan Ivanovich                 deputy head Kataev, Vitalii Leonidovich                deputy head Department for Socioeconomic Development and Political Prognosis Milyukov, Anatolii Illarionovich                 head Department for Juridical Expertise Kuz'min, Vladimir Maksimovich                    head Khovansky, Nikolai Aleksandrovich                sector head Information Service Kobyakov, Yurii Aleksandrovich                   consultant Kosarev, Vladimir Grigor'evich                   consultant Medvedev, Nikolai Yakovlevich                    consultant Palladin, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich               consultant Group for Letters and Reception of Citizens L'vov, Gennadii Nikolaevich                      deputy head Konova, Svetlana Ivanovna                        deputy head Akmalov, Rashid                                  sector head Kipkee, Ruslan Kurmatovich                       sector head USSR Supreme Soviet Chairman, USSR Supreme Soviet Luk'yanov, Anatolii Ivanovich Aides to Chairman, USSR Supreme Soviet Zubarev, Vadim Grigor'evich Ivanov, Vladimir Vladimirovich Kossov, Valentin Ivanovich Chairman, Council of the Union Laptev, Ivan Dmitrievich Chairman, Council of Nationalities Nishanov, Rafik Nishanovich Permanent Commission, Council of the Union, for Planning, Budget, and Finance Kucherenko, Viktor Grigor'evich                      chairman Permanent Commission, Council of the Union, for Labor and Social Policy Gritsenko, Nikolai Nikolaevich                       chairman Permanent Commission, Council of Nationalities, for Economic Ties between Republics and Autonomous Territorial Units Sharipov, Yurii Kamalovich                           chairman Permanent Commission, Council of Nationalities, for Nationalities Policies and Interethnic Relations Tarazevich, Georgii Stanislavovich                   chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Legislation and Law and Order Kalmykov, Yurii Khamzatovich                         chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Government Construction Pivovarov, Nikolai Dmitrievich                       chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Defense and State Security Sharin, Leonid Vasil'evich                           chairman Subcommittee for Armed Forces: Strukov, Nikolai Alekseevich                         chairman Subcommittee for State Security: Nemtsev, Evgenii Ivanovich                           chairman Subcommittee for Defense Industry: Utkin, Vladimir Fedorovich                           chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for International Affairs Dzasokhov, Aleksandr Sergeevich                      chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Comittee for Economic Reform Vologzhin, Valentin Mikhailovich                     chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Industry and Energy Kurgashin, Vladimir Egorovich                        chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Construction Komarov, Yurii Trofimovich                           chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Agrarian and Food Policy Veprev, Arkadii Filimonovich                         chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Transportation, Communications, and Information Technology Tetenov, Valentin Afanas'evich                       chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for All-Union Consumer Market Kiselev, Gennadii Nikolaevich                        chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Culture Stel'mashorok, Vladimir Ivanovich                    chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Science and Technology Ryzhov, Yurii Alekseevich                            chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Education and Upbringing Belyaev, Vladimir Nikitich                           chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Health Borodin, Yurii Ivanovich                             chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Women's Affairs and Family and Demographic Policy Rakhmanova, Marina Nikolaevna                        chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Veterans' and Invalids' Affairs Bosenko, Nikolai Vasil'evich                         chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Internationalist Soldiers' Affairs Shet'ko, Pavel Vadimovich                            chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Youth Policy Tsybukh, Valerii Ivanovich                           chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Ecology Salykov, Kakimbek                                    chairman USSR Supreme Soviet Committee for Glasnost', Citizens' Rights, and Appeals Foteev, Vladimir Konstantinovich                     chairman Secretariat, USSR Supreme Soviet Secretariat Rubtsov, Nikolai Fedorovich                   head Yanovich, Aleksei Aleksandrovich              first deputy head Vladimirtsev, Rostislav Nikolaevich           deputy head Tereshkovich, Erik Konstantinovich            deputy head Department for Questions of Economic Development Pimenov, Valerii Ivanovich                          head Department for Questions of Social and Cultural Development Cherkeziya, Otari Evtikhievich                      head Department for Questions of the Work of Soviets of People's         Deputies Sliva, Anatolii Yakovlevich                         deputy head Department for Questions of Interethnic Relations Shishov, Lev Dmitrievich                            head Department for Questions of Legislation and Law and Order Kolyushin, Evgenii Ivanovich                        head Department of International Affairs Andreev, Vladimir Ivanovich                         deputy head Department for Letters and Reception of Citizens Salyukov, Boris Sergeevich                          head Department for Awards Shvetsova, Lyudmila Ivanovna                        head Department for Questions of Citizenship and Appeals for Pardon Cheremnykh, Gennadii Grigor'evich                   head General Department Tereshkovich, Erik Konstantinovich                  head (also deputy head of Secretariat) Department for Publication of Documents Bunin, Ivan Afanas'evich                            head Sector for Information Ageshin, Yurii Andreevich                          head Sector for Cadres Sirozhenko, Valerii Aleksandrovich                  deputy head Sector for Questions of Defense and State Security Babushkin, Viktor Alekseevich                       deputy head Ninth Sector Mal'chikov, Viktor Mikhailovich                     head Press Center of the USSR Supreme Soviet Maslennikov, Arkadii Afrikanovich                   head Bogush, Elena Grigor'evna                           secretary Kulikov, Valentin Ivanovich                         deputy head Belyaev, Andrei Igorevich                           aide Kovalev, Eduard Vasil'evich                         aide Sorokin, Evgenii Aleksandrovich                     aide Grigor'yants, Al'ber Aramovich                      aide Filippov, Ivan Nikolaevich                          aide Administration of Finances Kasatkin, Vitalii Vasil'evich                       head Popov, Nikolai Ivanovich                      first deputy head Artykhov, Vitalii Grigor'evich                      deputy head Tikhonov, Yurii Nikolaevich                         deputy head