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The biggest political event in early June 1991 was the first-ever election in Soviet history of a Russian President, with Boris Yeltsin winning the backing of over 45 million voters, equivalent to over 57% of the Russian electorate. His running mate and now Vice President was a former military officer Alexander Rutskoi who had been…
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In early May 1991 Jennifer came up to Steve and me in the corridor at APN and asked us whether we would like to accompany her to Georgia. Accommodation would be free, as would most of the food. All that we needed to do was buy a cheap rouble ticket on the national carrier Aeroflot…
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I apologise for the delay. I had a deluge of legal and corporate translations and edits to complete by tight deadlines. Truth be told, I also needed a break after the last entry. Following the visa debacle, I was fortunate to have a distraction that would not only strengthen my ties to Pavel Ouporov and…
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Funny how the mind work sometimes. Now I recall that my new pal Paul had told a story or two about his sorties with Vadim in London and Moscow and had recommended that I buy a small bottle of whiskey for him, preferably Johnnie Walker. And that was the first thing I handed over to him…
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Mea culpa again, as I have to turn the page back to some point in summer 1989. The details are blurry as time passes by inexorably. I wanted to show Robin the Soviet Union while it still existed at a time when the country was already opening up to the West thanks to the efforts of…
