Moscow celebrations after coup collapses

Title

Moscow celebrations after coup collapses

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

22 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:29

Description

Report from the celebrations in Moscow outside the Parliament after a coup against the Soviet leadership failed. With Russian President Boris Yeltsin speech excerpt through an interpreter and crowds cheering. Sue Jameson reports.

Contributors

Sue Jameson; Boris Yeltsin

Keywords

Revolutions; Politics; Government; Parliament; Political protests; USSR; Political reform; Celebrations; Moscow; Boris Yeltsin

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