30 years of a failed coup in former USSR
- 3 years ago
When a group of top Communist officials ousted Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and flooded Moscow with tanks 30 years ago, the world held its breath, fearing a rollback of liberal reforms and a return to Cold War confrontation.
However, the August 1991 coup collapsed in just three days, precipitating the Soviet Union's disintegration, which the plotters said they were hoping to prevent.
However, the August 1991 coup collapsed in just three days, precipitating the Soviet Union's disintegration, which the plotters said they were hoping to prevent.