Army retakes Russian Parliament from rebels

Title

Army retakes Russian Parliament from rebels

Genre

News report; Special

TX Date

4 Oct 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:19

Description

Report on the storming by Boris Yeltsin’s troops of the Russian Parliament building, the White House, in Moscow, which had been taken by rebels last night and reports of up to 500 deaths of rebels as a result. Includes chanting of rebels as they took the building; local politician describes the mood last night; rebel speech (interpreted) last night prior to fighting for the television centre. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Deaths; Russia; Political reform; Political dissidents; Moscow; Boris Yeltsin; Political crises

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