sobchak.n of boris yeltsin as president of russia in direct popular elections dealt a serious blow to the legitimacy of ussr president mikhail gorbachev, who was elected only by the congress of allied deputies. it became clear that we would win or at least push back. accept the inevitable and try again to enter into an alliance with yeltsin in an effort to retain at least a limited role in the renewed union of nine republics. on july 10, 1991, gorbachev unexpectedly appeared in the kremlin in the midst of the inauguration of president yeltsin. he came to congratulate. rival, joking somewhat forcedly, so the country now has one more president, ahead of the two presidents, who have been both allies and rivals many times, many more awaited dramatic events of this fateful ninety-first year, the last in the history of the ussr. the best deposit in savings up to 18% per annum, have time to open it before the end of june, this is a prostokit loan, only at sovcombank, we take loans, softcombank is not