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    Russian President Yeltsin and Soviet President Gorbachev applaud during the

    FILE PHOTO: Russian President Boris Yeltsin (R) and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev applaud during the Extraordinary meeting of the Supreme Soviet of Russian Federation in Moscow in this August 23, 1991 file photo. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin/Files
    Russian President Yeltsin approaches to shake hands with Soviet President

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