By the fall, Gorbachev could no longer influence events outside of Moscow, and he was being challenged even there by Yeltsin, who had been elected President of Russia in July 1991.
Gorbachev could no longer influence events outside of Moscow. This is by the fall. He was being challenged even there by Yeltsin. This was by the fall. Yeltsin had been elected President of Russia in July 1991.