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.”

“These events weigh on my heart to this day.”

“My body is such that I remain sane even after drinking all my buddies under the table.”

“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.”