Russia at the Barricades: Eyewitness Accounts of the August 1991 CoupRoutledge, 4. mars 2015 - 384 sider What does the Congress do? How does it do it? Is the Congress up to the challenges ahead? This primer offers students an introduction to Congress and the role it plays in the US political system. It explores the different political natures of the House and Senate, and examines Congress's interaction with other branches of the Federal government. |
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Saving the Old Country | |
The Public Reacts | |
In High Places | |
Defending the White House | |
Getting the News In and | |
Chronology of Events of August 19 20 21 1991 | |
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Aleksandr announced APCs appeal armored arrest asked August 19 August 20 barricades began Boris Boris Yeltsin broadcast building called Central Committee Chairman citizens City Soviet Commander Communist Party Council of Ministers coup d'état CPSU crowd decree Defense democratic Dmitrii Yazov Eduard Shevardnadze Emergency Committee forces Freidin Garden Ring Gavriil Popov Gennadii going Gorbachev interview issued junta Khasbulatov Kriuchkov later leadership Leningrad Lukianov Manezh Square meeting military Ministry morning Moscow Echo Muscovites NAZIMOVA newspaper Nezavisimaia gazeta night OMON organized Pavlov People’s People's Deputies perestroika political Presidium press conference Prime Minister Pugo putsch putschists radio Radio Liberty rally republics RSFSR Russian Federation Russian parliament Rutskoi Saratov Sergei session Sheinis Silaev situation soldiers Soviet Union statement streets tanks television took troops Union Treaty USSR Supreme Soviet Valentin Pavlov vehicles Vladimir Vorontsov Vremia White House Yakovlev Yanaev Yazov Yeltsin