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Major after Soviet coup collapses (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Excerpt with interview with British Prime Minister John Major on the failed coup in the Soviet Union. Interviewer (not heard) is political editor Peter Murphy.
Soviets thank UK for support after coup fails (1991)
- Genre
- Speech; Press conference
Press statement of thanks to Britain for their support after the failed coup in the Soviet Union. From Soviet ambassador to Britain Leonid Zamyatin who has been to the Foreign Office to pass on a personal...
Deaths in failed Soviet coup (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Former Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze speech (through interpreter) on the deaths of protesters in a recent failed coup on the Soviet Government. Includes crowd noises in background.
Moscow celebrations after coup collapses (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
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...
Gorbachev after Soviet coup fails (1991)
- Genre
- Speech
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev speaks through an interpreter as he returns to Moscow about his ordeal during the failed Soviet coup and pays tribute to Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Sound is in mono....
John Major on Soviet Union after failed coup (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Full interview with British Prime Minister John Major on the failed coup in the Soviet Union, the economic and political reform programme, economic aid and advice from the UK and the future of Soviet leader...
British Ambassador on Soviet coup aftermath (1991)
- Genre
- Interview
Telephone interview with British ambassador to the Soviet Union Sir Roderick Braithwaite on the recent failed coup in the Soviet Union, the Soviet leadership, future political reform, and the reaction of the...
Soviet coup failure aftermath (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
Press conference with Soviet Ambassador to Great Britain Leonid Zamyatin outside the Foreign Office where he was delivering a personal message of thanks to Britain from Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for...
Major on talking to Gorbachev after coup fails (1991)
- Genre
- Press conference
British Prime Minister John Major describes to press his conversation with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev after the failed Soviet coup with political reform in the USSR now likely to accelerate. They are...
Vida Fenton returns home after abduction (1991)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the arrival back in England of 2-year-old Vida Fenton, who was abducted from her London home and taken to Philadelphia by her father Bernard Downes who is now likely to be extradited. Mother...