Alexander Vasilyevich Korzhakov is a Russian former KGB general who served as Boris Yeltsin's bodyguard, confidant, and adviser for eleven years. He was the head of the Presidential Security Service (PSB) from 1991 to 1996, State Duma deputy from 1997 to 2011, and retired Lieutenant-general. Korzhakov had been Yeltsin's bodyguard since 1985, and on 19 August 1991, he stood next to his boss on top of a tank during Yeltsin's historic speech.
Korzhakov in 2017
Korzhakov with Yeltsin in 1991
Korzhakov presenting his book Besy 2.0 in 2017
The Kremlin Regiment, also called the Presidential Regiment, is a unique military regiment and part of the Russian Federal Protective Service with the status of a special unit. The regiment ensures the security of the Kremlin, its treasures, and state officials. In accordance with the federal law of December 8, 1997 "On Immortalizing the Soviet People’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945", the regiment also maintains a guard of honor at the eternal flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The regiment is housed in the historic Kremlin Arsenal.
Soviet guards on their way to Lenin's mausoleum, 1988
Soviet guard on their way from Lenin's mausoleum, 1990
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden, Moscow, 2008. Soldiers are dressed in the former modern dress uniform.
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 2019. Soldiers here are dressed in the current modern dress uniform.