Attempted Soviet coup collapses

Title

Attempted Soviet coup collapses

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech; News bulletin

TX Date

21 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:04:26

Description

IRN 17.00 news read by Katherine Kelly focusing on the collapse of the attempted Soviet coup and reaction around the world. With comment from UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd; US President George H W Bush; Russian MP Genric Borovic(?). With clip from Moscow Radio announcing Russian President Boris Yeltsin has regained control of the military. Sue Jameson reports from Moscow. Robin Amlot reports on effect on share prices.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd; Sue Jameson; George H. W. Bush; Robin Amlot; Katherine Kelly; Moscow Radio; Generic Borovic(?)

Keywords

Revolutions; Politics; Government; Armed forces; Political protests; USSR; Presidents; Share dealing; Political leaders; Moscow; Boris Yeltsin; Mikhail Gorbachev; Crimea

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