Soviet-Era Dissidents Decry Moscow's Rejection Of A 1991 Putsch Commemoration

Moscow authorities have denied activists permission to publicly commemorate the historic August 1991 putsch attempt when Boris Yeltsin famously stood on a tank to face down hard-line Communists, leading to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Communist hardliners stage coup against Gorbachev – archive, 1991, Russia

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Remembering the failed coup that brought down a superpower

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Recording 1 -The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt (BBC/Radio Moscow): August 19, 1991 — The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

Soviet-Era Dissidents Decry Moscow's Rejection Of A 1991 Putsch Commemoration

Remembering the failed coup that brought down a superpower

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Remembering the failed coup that brought down a superpower

Dignified but bitter farewell to the Soviet Union – archive, 1991, Russia