Boris Yeltsin standing on tank outside Parliament building in Moscow (left; tank commander waving flag to celebrate news of collapse of the coup (right) and Yeltisin waving to cheering crowd (below). Image Sources: BBC.com
RIP - I’ll never forget him standing on that tank in ‘91.
He was always be a hero for that. He single-handedly placed the last dagger into the Soviet Union.
Boris Yeltsin standing on tank outside Parliament building in Moscow (left; tank commander waving flag to celebrate news of collapse of the coup (right) and Yeltisin waving to cheering crowd (below). Image Sources: BBC.com