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