Moscow Parliament coup attempt

Title

Moscow Parliament coup attempt

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

21 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:26

Description

Eyewitness and local journalist Veronica Khilchiskia(?) on the attempted coup on the Russian Parliament in Moscow where KGB troops are attacking the building which the public have been trying to protect. Russian President Boris Yeltsin is inside. Interviewer/reporter not heard.

Contributors

Veronica Khilchiskia(?)

Keywords

Revolutions; Politics; Government; Armed forces; Parliament; Political protests; USSR; KGB; Moscow; Boris Yeltsin

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