Aleksandr Rutskoi

…favor of deposed Vice President Aleksandr Rutskoy. Violence soon erupted between security forces and mobs of Communist and nationalist sympathizers marching in support of the insurgent deputies. On October 4, Yeltsin ordered army units to attack the parliament with heavy weapons, resulting in an estimated 142 deaths. He clearly was…

…swore in his vice president, Aleksandr Rutskoy, as president. Weapons were then handed out to civilians to defend the parliamentary building, known as the “Russian White House.” On September 25, troops and militia loyal to Yeltsin surrounded the building. On October 2, there were armed clashes between troops and supporters…