Simferopol, August 19 -. RIA Novosti The head of the Crimean Regional Party Committee in the days of the Emergency Committee, Leonid Grach, then for a long time head of the parliament of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea as part of Ukraine, spoke about some of the circumstances of the events of August 1991 and commented followed political events that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Do not etiquette
The first days of August 1991. The airport Belbek (Sevastopol) – A delegation of the first persons of the Ukrainian SSR, including Leonid Kravchuk, at that time head of the parliament, and previously headed the Communist Party of the republic, the prime minister of Ukraine Witold Fokina, head of the Ukrainian security forces. Waiting for the plane general secretary of the CPSU and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
While waiting for the arrival, he says Rook, Kravchuk suggested to drink champagne Fougeres. All supported the proposal, except the Rook. As a result of the entire delegation, “tie” met the family of President of the USSR only Rook, intoxicating state of rest is easy to read on an unbuttoned collar and too wet from shirts sweat.
“I must say that Raisa reacted to this outrage. But when logged in to the guest house (home for the official delegations at the airport – Ed.) and sat at the table, Kravchuk raised a toast -. such servile elevation (Gorbachev) and at the same time self-humiliation is impossible to imagine he called Gorbachev “the greatest” and “brilliant” , although he was ready he “shot in the back” do despite the fact that he was no longer in the leadership of the Communist Party, but still well done. “- says Rook
Later, August 7, at the cottage.” Zarya ” where Gorbachev was vacationing couple, Rook again met with Mikhail Sergeyevich and reported to him about the state of affairs in the Crimea. Remembering that moment, Grach said that the wife of the secretary general said it advised her husband in September to transfer Rook to Moscow to work of the Central Committee secretary.
“This is the question of who in the family is often made decisions” – adds Rook
No precursors “thunderstorm”
Another fateful meeting. it would seem, does not herald any consequences, occurred in Rook in mid-August 91st. Then, in the Crimea rested one of the organizers of the “August coup ‘Interior Minister Boris Pugo and his wife, and Yevgeny Primakov (at that time a member of the USSR Security Council) with his grandson.
Once the two called Rook and asked to show reserved Crimea place. Rook suggested a trip to the area and Baydarskaya Belbek valleys (Bakhchisarai district), and continue to meet and eat at one of spetsdach in the Crimean reserve. August 16 there was this trip with family vacationers Muscovites members including the grandson of Primakov. It ended long after midnight, Rook also recalls how Primakov perfectly sang Ukrainian songs.
According to Hrach, no hint of the subsequent dramatic changes in the life of the country was not and they are not discussed at the table, including the Minister of Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR Pugo. The next day, August 17, Pugo called Rook to thank for their hospitality, as urgently met in Moscow. Rook then escorted him to the air base Guards (BSF Soviet airfield near Simferopol), which is also no sign of the approaching “Storm” had not noticed.“I’m leaving, have questions, sparingly Pugo said. But so directly – soon wait for the event – there was nothing,” – said Rook.
Later Rook, according to him, were charged that he allegedly took part in blocking Soviet President Gorbachev and the sea in the country, “Dawn” and qualified it as “treason.” The reason for such a dangerous Rook conclusions became, in his words, confident investigators that the meeting with Primakov and Pugo were not random. “But Primakov soon (in November 1991 – Ed.), Headed by foreign intelligence and the claim in this regard immediately fell off,” – said Rook
Swan Lake
Broadcast “Swan. lake “, which was in the fateful morning of August 19, the television in the Soviet tradition, was a harbinger of the tragic events. As Bauman says, right from the morning he phoned from Moscow CPSU Central Committee Secretary Oleg Shenin (one member of the Emergency Committee) and offered to come to the Belbek, which was soon to fly a group of members of the Emergency Committee. “Chenin on arrival said that they are going to immediately go to the country Gorbachev and will negotiate. Another said, supposedly they Gorbachev,” he promised, “they” do it to. “Did not do Chenin claimed that Gorbachev was going to get sick, and the members of the Emergency Committee allowed to take power into their own hands and “put out the situation,” – says Rook
to the return of the members of the Emergency Committee of the Gorbachev Rook again came to the airfield Belbek “The first thing I saw -.. all just black faces. And outrage. And I said Chenin – he Siberian, was not up to the etiquette – “Framed us and refused” and called Gorbachev. I asked him what to do? Chenin said he will fight “, – says Rook former head of the regional committee recalls that, together with the members of the Emergency Committee on the airfield came to the chief bodyguard of President of the USSR Vladimir Medvedev, whom Gorbachev.” Gave the gate turn “- that is ordered to leave the” Dawn ” . According to Bauman, he looked very depressed
Scary development
the meeting of the presidium of August 20 the Supreme Council of Crimea Rook informed the audience that the recognition of the Emergency Committee may in two cases. the recognition of incapacitated Gorbachev because of illness, or by a decision of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR But the next day the events took a different turn -. Gorbachev was taken from the Crimea to Moscow
according to Grach, a decisive role in the defeat of the Emergency Committee played not only the “stupid” and. “uncoordinated” actions of its members, such as the withdrawal of tanks on the streets of Moscow, but also the role of the military -. Rutskoi, Cygnus and Grachev “When arrived Aug. 21 for Gorbachev – as much afraid to watch it – machines, flak jackets, balaclavas,” – recalls Rook. By the very small house, where a Belbek Gorbachev flew with his family in Moscow, Rook even not admitted.
The arrangements were
Rook remains committed to the version that Gorbachev still had an agreement with members of the Emergency Committee on the events of August 1991. “This is the only correct version, it confirms Medvedev (security chief), who always was there they could not themselves afford this they agreed, he gave the go-ahead, and then they..” Threw “- insists Rook
. “He (Gorbachev – Ed.) interested in power. He hoped that provoke them (the Emergency Committee – Ed.), Using Yeltsin’s them take away what happened, and then he will come to Moscow “, – said Rook attempts to conclude a new treaty of alliance (Aug. 20), according to Hrach taken. Gorbachev, were aimed at all costs to stay in power.
“After Yeltsin made it a condition that does not sign the contract, if it will be said about the Soviet Union. This is supposed to be a union of sovereign states. This was not “- adds Rook
Mace of Crimea
Follow the events leading to the collapse of the Soviet Union, took place in the Bialowieza Forest in the beginning of December 1991 According to Hrach,.. which is based on the memories of the residence of workers in the Bialowieza Forest in the time decisions were spontaneous. inspirer were Sergei Shahray and Gennady Burbulis, and the idea emerged after a prolonged feast of the three delegations.
in this case, the Crimea, Sevastopol, military bases, the Russian population in the republics of the Russian delegation, no one thought, said Rook, “to our great sorrow, the Crimea or the context in which the question was not raised”, -. sure Rook
Rook, who was later a long time headed. Crimean parliament in the autonomous republic of Crimea as part of Ukraine, says that after the resignation of Yeltsin twice in 2001 at the invitation of the then Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma vacationing in the Crimea. in one of his visits Yeltsin wanted to explore the Foros church on the southern coast of Crimea.
“After the tour of the church, we came to the Baydar Gate (historical and architectural monument on Baydarskaya the pass, where the road from the southern coast of Crimea at Sevastopol, there is also a restaurant), and sat down in the hall and I say.” I walk in the Crimea one “anecdote”, Boris Nikolaevich. Who are the three of you in the Bialowieza Forest was the most sober “When I say the word” sober “, he winced, but he ordered to continue I said.” It is said that Kravchuk (in 1991 became the first President of Ukraine – reg.) “? . He said: “why?” I said, because I left the Crimea itself, “- said Rook
in response to Yeltsin, according to Bauman, burst into curses to Kravchuk.. “If I wanted to, I would then drew a line on the map from Kharkiv to Ishmael – it’s all mine” – these words then, Yeltsin said, “- said Hrach Subject quickly hushed
In the evening Grach said that it was urgent.. looking Ukrainian President Kuchma, and requires a call back. “I dialed Kiev, spetskommutator Kuchma meets. He always talked to me on “you”, and then began to cry, and “you”. “You what it incited him to the Crimea itself took?” – Shouted “- Rook said According to him, Yeltsin was aware of his mistake with Crimea
..” He (Kravchuk) so wanted to have a mace (symbol of presidential power on Ukraine – ed.) that went to all. And would have gone to all, would agree to all conditions, not just give Russia the Crimea, but also, as he said later, Yeltsin, to spend that same line on the map, “- said Rook
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