By the fall of 1991, the most popular Soviet politician was:

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By the fall of 1991, Boris Yeltsin had become the President of the Russian Federation and a popular figure among the Soviet population. He was known for his opposition to the Communist Party and his support for democratic reforms. Mikhail Gorbachev, who had initiated the reforms, had lost much of his popularity due to the economic hardship caused by the transition to a market economy. Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev were not yet major political figures at that time. Andrei Sakharov, while respected as a human rights activist and intellectual, had passed away in 1989.

By the Fall of 1991, the Most Popular Soviet Politician