People of the Revolution and the USSR
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Pavel Sergeyevich Grachev Павел Сергеевич Грачёв
The airborne commander who held the coup's key and handed it to Yeltsin
Military command · Soviet Union state institutions
1948–2012
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Vladimir Ivanovich Shcherbakov Владимир Иванович Щербаков
The last Gosplan chairman who presided over the dissolution of Soviet planning
Economy, finance and planning · Soviet Union state institutions
1949–
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Alexander Ivanovich Lebed Александр Иванович Лебедь
The airborne deputy commander who, sent against the White House, switched sides and helped break the August coup
Military command · Soviet Union state institutions
1950–2002
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Viktor Imantovich Alksnis Виктор Имантович Алкснис
Leader of the Soyuz faction who nearly turned a parliamentary session into a constitutional coup
Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks
1950–2025
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Grigory Alekseyevich Yavlinsky Григорий Алексеевич Явлинский
Architect of the 500 Days Program: perestroika economist who drafted a rapid transition from planned economy to market
Economy, finance and planning · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks
1952–
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Yegor Timurovich Gaidar Егор Тимурович Гайдар
Architect of shock therapy, the economist who dismantled the planned economy and laid the first stones of Russian capitalism
Economy, finance and planning · Russian Federation state institutions
1956–2009
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Leonid Petrovich Serebryakov Леонид Петрович Серебряков
The Left Opposition secretary whom Lenin called a 'brilliant worker'
Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks
1888/1890–1937
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Pang Hak-se Пан Хак Се
Founder of North Korea's state security and enforcer of its political repression
Security, intelligence and policing · Democratic People’s Republic of Korea state institutions
?–1992