[pgkdan]

He had his faults but I'll always remember him standing on that tank and making his famous speech. History was made that day...Russia was literally in the balance and Boris Yeltsin swung that balance.

Rest in Peace.

[TampaDude]

Yup...August of 1991...I remember him standing on the tank giving that speech after some “hardliners” arrested Gorbachev and held him hostage for three days. I heard that the hardliners had sent tanks and troops to arrest Yeltsin, but when they arrived on scene, they defected to Yeltsin’s side and took up positions around the Russian parliament building to protect it. The whole world held its breath for those three days. I remember it like it was yesterday. Those were amazing times.

RIP, Boris...you did good...