Title

Moscow Parliament coup attempt

Genre

News report; Vox pop

TX Date

21 Aug 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:34

Description

Report from Moscow on deaths of protesters during a coup attempt on the Parliament with troops surrounding it and Russian President Boris Yeltsin remaining inside. A protester comments. Sue Jameson reports.

Contributors

Sue Jameson

Keywords

Deaths; Revolutions; Politics; Government; Armed forces; Parliament; Political protests; USSR; Political violence; Moscow

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