European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday August 21, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3coup in the Kremlin who s running show Moscow apr Here is a look at members of the state committee for the state of emergency in the ., formed on monday to take control of the country from Mikhail s. Gorbachev Gennady Kanayev Kanayev a 53-year-old career communist was elected vice president of the country in december. He was seen As a Compromise candidate to appease hard liners. Kanayev has not criticized Gorbachev publicly but he has expressed concern for the Well being of the Public in the transition to a Market Economy. He spent his eight months As vice president mainly greeting foreign officials including president Bush when he arrived in the soviet Union for a Summit with Gorbachev in late july. An ethnic russian Kanayev is a member of the soviet Congress and the National supreme soviet parliament. He also is a member of the communist party a ruling politburo and its policy setting Central committee. Valentin Pavlov the soviet prime minister Pavlov had been involved in another apparent attempt to seize Power from Gorbachev. In june he asked the National parliament to Grant him emergency Powers to Issue decrees without the approval of the president or legislature. The legislature turned Down his request. He was elected prime minister in january nominated by Gorbachev. The 53-year-old Pavlov had been finance minister during a time when the governments budget deficit soared. The portly official whose hair is in a Crew Cut is. A Veteran of the soviet by _ Reau Cracy. He had been deeply involved in helping Gorbachev draft presidential decrees on economic Reform and appeared often on television and at the legislature to discuss the soaring soviet budget deficit new taxes and the falling value of the Ruble. Dmitri Yazoo the soviet defense minister since 1987, Yazoo has consistently Allied himself More with Kab chiefs than Gorbachev. Although his speeches contain endorsements of Gorbachev a reforms he has opposed some publicly especially those involving military cutbacks and draft deferments for students. The 68-year-old Yazoo holds the rank of marshal. As defense minister he has met frequently with his american and other Western counterparts. Since 1981, he had served As commander of soviet military forces in Central Asia and in the far East and finally As Deputy defense minister for personnel. He has served in the army since 1941, the year the soviet Union was attacked by nazi Germany. Vladimir Kryuchkov the 67-year-old chairman of the Kab secret police since october 1988, Kryuchkov has been the most vocal a and most powerful a critic of Many of Gorbachev a reforms. He has often been seen in Public with Yazoo leading to speculation that they were the driving Force behind hard line opposition in the soviet leadership. He has Given speeches and interviews charging that the West was actively trying to undermine soviet society. Boris Pugo Long viewed As a hard liner Pugo has often been asked to explain the actions of soviet troops he controls As soviet Interior minister. Those troops have been called upon increasingly to quell ethnic violence that has flared in Many of the 15 republics. In some cases the troops themselves have been accused of attacks particularly in the Baltic republics. Oleg Baklanov first Deputy chairman of the defense Council Baklanov had been minister of general machine building and a Secretary of the Central committee. Baklanov 59, is an Engineer with a reputation As a Technocrat. Vasily Starodub Sev chairman of the Farmers Union Starodub Sev has been a member of the communist party Central committee since july 1990. No other information was available. . Tiz Yakov Tiz Yakov is president of the association of state enterprises and Industrial construction transport and communications facilities of the No other information was available. My sightseers in the soviet capital wander among tanks parked behind red Square near the Bank of the Moscow River a few hours after the overthrow of president Mikhail s. Gorbachev. American visitors enjoying coups Eye View in Moscow by Chuck Roberts staff writer a group of american service members and their families visited museums and Sites in Moscow on tuesday even As soviet tanks and soldiers maintained positions in red Square. The 25 travellers Are safely continuing their visit to the soviet Union that began sunday said Mario Colantonio a spokesman at the top Tours office in Kaiserslautern Germany. Brigitte Colantonio said she talked monday with a tourist agent in Moscow who said the group was in no danger. However she said anyone in the group wishing to Cut the trip Short will be Able to travel on one of the three flights leaving Moscow daily. The group is scheduled to arrive Back in Germany on sunday. Travel restrictions for army and air Force people fall under a warning issued monday by the the state department said military officials. There Are three tour companies contracted by scheduled airline ticket office that travel to the soviet Union but Only one of them had a group in the soviet Union when the overthrow of Gorbachev began monday. Mario Colantonio saw the top Tours group off As it left Frankfurt on sunday and was shocked when he heard the news of Gorbachev a ouster the next morning. Leave soviet Union . Tourists urged Washington up the state department on monday urged . Citizens not to travel to the soviet Union and recommended that americans already there consider leaving As soon As they safely can. A travel advisory issued by the state department said the possibility of Large demonstrations in the Wake of the coup ousting soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev could create a unpredictable and potentially dangerous a although there do not appear to be threats to american citizens caution should be exercised and military formations crowds and areas of unrest should be avoided a the statement said. He said his company is keeping close tabs with the soviet embassy in Bonn Germany and the . Embassy in Moscow for further developments. A a it a hard to predict what will happen and we done to want to wait until something bad happens before bringing them Back he said. The group is continuing its tour but has changed the itinerary to avoid areas of potential unrest such As red Square the Kremlin and the armory museum. The group from top Tours might be the last one to Sec things up close and personal for a while. Top Tours has cancelled a trip scheduled to depart sept. 1 and will take a wait and see approach to trips in the future. People who Are signed up for trips that arc cancelled by a travel company will receive full refunds said Bob Wyatt the assistant managing director for Sato which is the contractor for about 150 travel companies such As top Tours. Mario Colantonio said the overthrow by the communist a hard liners might have returned the tourist Industry to the Days of the cold War. People affiliated with . Army Europe Are required to receive a travel Security briefing before and after travelling to Eastern european countries and other specified countries said a Usa eur spokesman. People should Call their local unit Security managers for More information. Soviets say German pullout to continue Potsdam Germany apr soviet military leaders have promised to pull the red army out of Eastern Germany by late 1994 As planned despite fears the coup against Mikhail s. Gorbachev could disrupt the schedule. Super a daily Berlin newspaper said the 273,000 red army troops in United Germany had been put under a a closer watch by their German hosts. But the defense ministry denied the report. Soviet military officials said they had urged red army soldiers to stay on their bases and the daily die Welt said red army troops in Eastern Germany had been placed on a a heightened state of in Bonn Chancellor Helmut Kohl warned the Kremlin a new hard line leadership it could forfeit further Aid if it reverses Gorbachev a reforms. But he said Bonn will fulfil its Aid pledge of $33 billion of which $8.3 billion is earmarked to pay for the red army pullout
