▁Sport ▁to ▁organ ize ▁direct ▁contract s ▁between ▁Soviet ▁athlet es ▁and ▁Western ▁agents , ▁putting ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁mon opol y ▁G os k oms port . ▁Sign ers ▁include ▁tennis ▁player ▁And rei ▁Ch es n ok ov ▁and ▁hockey ▁players ▁Via ches lav ▁F et is ov ▁and ▁Alex ei ▁Kas aton ov . ▁These ▁contract s ▁p ave ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁world - level ▁care ers ▁of ▁many ▁Soviet ▁athlet es . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁legend ary ▁box er ▁Victor ▁Age ev , ▁N amin ▁helps ▁create ▁the ▁Professional ▁Box ing ▁Federation ▁of ▁Russia . ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁The ▁Moscow ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁gives ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁concert s ▁of ▁sym ph onic , ▁chamber ▁and ▁opera ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Hall ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Conserv atory ▁and ▁T cha ik ov sky ▁Con cert ▁Hall . ▁N amin ▁organ izes ▁the ▁or chestra ' s ▁joint ▁tour ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁with ▁Electric ▁Light ▁Orchestra ▁Part ▁II . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁August ▁P utsch ▁in ▁progress , ▁N amin ▁returns ▁from ▁the ▁concert ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁Sym phony ▁and ▁Poly ans ky ▁Ch orus ▁he ’ d ▁organized ▁at ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁( f eder al ▁government ▁building ) ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁He ▁personally ▁conduct s ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁tank ▁command ers ▁who ’ ve ▁entered ▁the ▁city , ▁persu ading ▁them ▁to ▁come ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁dem ocracy . ▁In