FILE - In this Friday, April 9, 1993 file photo, Former Russian Vice President Gennady Yanayev speaks during his interview with the Associated Press at his apartment in Moscow, Russia. Yanayev, 53, a little-known provincial official when Gorbachev chose him as his deputy in December, held the main power or if he was merely a figurehead. Gennady Yanayev said he was taking over as acting president under a state of emergency, supported by an eight-member committee that includes the KGB and top military and police officials. (AP Photo/Olga Shalygin, File)