LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Soviet opposition to coup grows

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

20 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:17

Description

Tim Locke reports on Soviet opposition to the coup that deposed President Mikhail Gorbachev growing, rallying round Russian President Boris Yeltsin, the West removing aid to the USSR, rumours of an open letter to the West on its way from Yeltsin. Includes sound of demonstration in Leningrad; statement (via translator) from Yeltsin’s spokesman Vladimir Lukin; US President George H W Bush on trying to contact Yeltsin to offer support; Margaret Thatcher.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; George H. W. Bush; Tim Locke; Vladimir Lukin

Keywords

Revolutions; Political demonstrations; USSR; Heads of state; Presidents; Foreign aid; Political leaders; Boris Yeltsin; Mikhail Gorbachev; East West relations; Economic aid

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