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20 people

By birth A–Z List Cards

Vitaly Ivanovich Vorotnikov Виталий Иванович Воротников The last RSFSR premier who tried not to break Russia away Government and administration · Soviet Union 1926–2012
Arnold Rüütel Arnold Rüütel The agronomist who pushed a sovereignty declaration through the Soviet system and led Estonia out of the empire Legislature and state representation · Estonia state institutions 1928–2024
Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov Николай Иванович Рыжков Premier during perestroika’s economic crisis Government and administration · Soviet Union 1929–2024
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin Борис Николаевич Ельцин The man who climbed onto the tank Government and administration · Russian Federation state institutions 1931–2007
Algirdas Brazauskas Algirdas Brazauskas The communist who split his party from Moscow and became independent Lithuania's first president Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1932–2010
Vitold Pavlovych Fokin Вітольд Павлович Фокін From Soviet economic planner to independent Ukraine’s first prime minister Government and administration · Ukraine state institutions 1932–2025
Gavriil Kharitonovich Popov Гавриил Харитонович Попов Moscow's first elected mayor, who told the U.S. ambassador of the coming coup Government and administration · Russian Federation state institutions 1936–
Vyacheslav Frantsevich Kebich Вячаслаў Францавіч Кебіч Belarus's first prime minister; co-signed the Belovezh Accords and later testified the Russian delegation alone arrived with a plan Government and administration · Soviet Union 1936–2020
Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak Анатолий Александрович Собчак Constitutional Assembly chairman and first elected mayor of Saint Petersburg Government and administration · Russian Federation state institutions 1937–2000
Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov Islom Abdugʻaniyevich Karimov An authoritarian state-builder who made sovereignty his political principle Government and administration · Uzbekistan state institutions 1938–2016
Ayaz Niyazi oghlu Mutalibov Ајаз Нијази оғлу Мүтәллибов The last Soviet leader caught between a renewed union and independence Government and administration · Soviet Union 1938–2022
Pyotr Luchinsky Petru Lucinschi A politician who moved from Soviet party leadership to Moldova's presidency Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1940–
Andrei Serafimovich Grachev Андрей Серафимович Грачёв An insider witness to the collapse of reform Government and administration · Soviet Union 1941–
Anatolijs Gorbunovs Anatolijs Gorbunovs The Communist Party secretary who led Latvia's Supreme Council through the restoration of independence Legislature and state representation · Latvia state institutions 1942–
Alexander Mitrofanovich Obolensky Александр Митрофанович Оболенский The engineer who became the first person in Soviet history to run against a sitting General Secretary Political and party leadership 1943–
Kazimiera Danutė Prunskienė Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė She tried to negotiate independence through pragmatism; her resignation removed the last obstacle to the military option Government and administration · Lithuania state institutions 1943–2026
Askar Akayevich Akayev Аскар Акаевич Акаев Scientist-president who moved from reformist promise to prolonged rule Government and administration · Kyrgyzstan state institutions 1944–
Gennady Eduardovich Burbulis Геннадий Эдуардович Бурбулис The philosopher who proposed the one sentence that declared the Soviet Union dead at Belovezh Government and administration · Russian Federation state institutions 1945–2022
Albertas Šimėnas Albertas Šimėnas Economist-statesman of restored independence, Lithuania's shortest-serving premier Government and administration · Lithuania state institutions 1950–
Ivars Godmanis Ivars Godmanis The physicist who walked Latvia out of the USSR and commanded the nights of the barricades Government and administration · Latvia state institutions 1951–