Gorbachev after failed coup

Title

Gorbachev after failed coup

Genre

Speech

TX Date

26 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:27

Description

Speech (via an interpreter) by President Mikhail Gorbachev accepting some responsibility for the events and promising democratic reform during an emergency session of the Soviet Parliament following the abortive coup that attempted his overthrow.

Contributors

Mikhail Gorbachev

Keywords

USSR; Political reform; Heads of state; Presidents; Communist parties; Mikhail Gorbachev; Political crises

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