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Moscow, December 25, 1991

Conor O'Clery

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Claire Shipman and Steve Hurst interview a carefully-groomed and triumphant Boris Yeltsin shortly before Gorbachev’s resignation. Courtesy of Stuart H. Loory}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev walks to his Kremlin office accompanied by Ted Koppel of ABC. ABC Television}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Happy Christmas, dear George! Mikhail Gorbachev calls President Bush for emotional farewell minutes before his resignation. ABC Television}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Pavel Palazchenko interprets during telephone conversation between Gorbachev and President Bush—who does not realize ABC’s Ted Koppel is listening in. ABC Television}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Andrey Grachev leads Gorbachev from real to mock presidential office for resignation speech. Courtesy of Andrey Grachev}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Grachev passes Johnson’s Mont Blanc ballpoint to Gorbachev when official Soviet pen runs dry. Courtesy of Tom Johnson}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Gorbachev signs resignation documents before his speech rather than after, catching television crews unawares. VITALY ARMAND/AFP/Getty Images}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: “If you have to go, you have to go. It’s that time.” Nothing left for Gorbachev but to end his activities as Soviet president. Courtesy of Stuart H. Loory}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Gorbachev closing the file on his speech and his presidency. Liu Heung Shing’s celebrated photograph earns him a thump from a Kremlin security guard and helps AP win the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography. Associated Press}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Yegor Yakovlev, on right, prepares Gorbachev for post-resignation interview. Courtesy of Tom Johnson}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Muscovites watching broadcast of Gorbachev’s resignation speech on railway station television set. ABC Television}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Kremlin officials lower red flag from Senate Dome for last time. ABC Television}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Kremlin officials gather in red flag. ABC Television}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Kremlin worker takes bundled-up red flag to storage basement. Courtesy of Stuart H. Loory}

^{Pen used by Gorbachev to end Soviet Union on display in Newseum in Washington. Courtesy Tom Johnson}

^{Gorbachev’s apartment building in Lenin Hills from which he was evicted the day he resigned. Author}

^{DECEMBER 26, 1991: Gorbachev’s official portrait being disposed of by official in St. Petersburg. Novosti}

^{Yeltsin meets Bush shortly after his triumph over Gorbachev, and at last becomes a member of the club of world leaders. Courtesy George Bush Presidential Library and Museum}

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Читаем Moscow, December 25, 1991 полностью

Moscow, December 25, 1991

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Claire Shipman and Steve Hurst interview a carefully-groomed and triumphant Boris Yeltsin shortly before Gorbachev’s resignation. Courtesy of Stuart H. Loory

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev walks to his Kremlin office accompanied by Ted Koppel of ABC. ABC Television

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Happy Christmas, dear George! Mikhail Gorbachev calls President Bush for emotional farewell minutes before his resignation. ABC Television

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Pavel Palazchenko interprets during telephone conversation between Gorbachev and President Bush—who does not realize ABC’s Ted Koppel is listening in. ABC Television

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Andrey Grachev leads Gorbachev from real to mock presidential office for resignation speech. Courtesy of Andrey Grachev

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Grachev passes Johnson’s Mont Blanc ballpoint to Gorbachev when official Soviet pen runs dry. Courtesy of Tom Johnson

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Gorbachev signs resignation documents before his speech rather than after, catching television crews unawares. VITALY ARMAND/AFP/Getty Images

DECEMBER 25, 1991: “If you have to go, you have to go. It’s that time.” Nothing left for Gorbachev but to end his activities as Soviet president. Courtesy of Stuart H. Loory

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Gorbachev closing the file on his speech and his presidency. Liu Heung Shing’s celebrated photograph earns him a thump from a Kremlin security guard and helps AP win the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography. Associated Press

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Yegor Yakovlev, on right, prepares Gorbachev for post-resignation interview. Courtesy of Tom Johnson

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Muscovites watching broadcast of Gorbachev’s resignation speech on railway station television set. ABC Television

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Kremlin officials lower red flag from Senate Dome for last time. ABC Television

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Kremlin officials gather in red flag. ABC Television

DECEMBER 25, 1991: Kremlin worker takes bundled-up red flag to storage basement. Courtesy of Stuart H. Loory

Pen used by Gorbachev to end Soviet Union on display in Newseum in Washington. Courtesy Tom Johnson

Gorbachev’s apartment building in Lenin Hills from which he was evicted the day he resigned. Author

DECEMBER 26, 1991: Gorbachev’s official portrait being disposed of by official in St. Petersburg. Novosti

Yeltsin meets Bush shortly after his triumph over Gorbachev, and at last becomes a member of the club of world leaders. Courtesy George Bush Presidential Library and Museum

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^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Claire Shipman and Steve Hurst interview a carefully-groomed and triumphant Boris Yeltsin shortly before Gorbachev’s resignation. Courtesy of Stuart H. Loory}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Mikhail Gorbachev walks to his Kremlin office accompanied by Ted Koppel of ABC. ABC Television}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Happy Christmas, dear George! Mikhail Gorbachev calls President Bush for emotional farewell minutes before his resignation. ABC Television}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Pavel Palazchenko interprets during telephone conversation between Gorbachev and President Bush—who does not realize ABC’s Ted Koppel is listening in. ABC Television}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Andrey Grachev leads Gorbachev from real to mock presidential office for resignation speech. Courtesy of Andrey Grachev}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Grachev passes Johnson’s Mont Blanc ballpoint to Gorbachev when official Soviet pen runs dry. Courtesy of Tom Johnson}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Gorbachev signs resignation documents before his speech rather than after, catching television crews unawares. VITALY ARMAND/AFP/Getty Images}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: “If you have to go, you have to go. It’s that time.” Nothing left for Gorbachev but to end his activities as Soviet president. Courtesy of Stuart H. Loory}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Gorbachev closing the file on his speech and his presidency. Liu Heung Shing’s celebrated photograph earns him a thump from a Kremlin security guard and helps AP win the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography. Associated Press}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Yegor Yakovlev, on right, prepares Gorbachev for post-resignation interview. Courtesy of Tom Johnson}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Muscovites watching broadcast of Gorbachev’s resignation speech on railway station television set. ABC Television}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Kremlin officials lower red flag from Senate Dome for last time. ABC Television}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Kremlin officials gather in red flag. ABC Television}

^{DECEMBER 25, 1991: Kremlin worker takes bundled-up red flag to storage basement. Courtesy of Stuart H. Loory}

^{Pen used by Gorbachev to end Soviet Union on display in Newseum in Washington. Courtesy Tom Johnson}

^{Gorbachev’s apartment building in Lenin Hills from which he was evicted the day he resigned. Author}

^{DECEMBER 26, 1991: Gorbachev’s official portrait being disposed of by official in St. Petersburg. Novosti}

^{Yeltsin meets Bush shortly after his triumph over Gorbachev, and at last becomes a member of the club of world leaders. Courtesy George Bush Presidential Library and Museum}