
Remembering the Overthrow of Gorbachev, 20 Years Later
Clip: 8/19/2011 | 4m 21s
Remembering the Overthrow of Gorbachev, 20 Years Later
Twenty years ago, the stunning overthrow of USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev by a Communist coup dominated the news. The coup eventually backfired and led to the end of the Soviet Union. Jeffrey Brown takes a look back at the last days of the USSR.
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Remembering the Overthrow of Gorbachev, 20 Years Later
Clip: 8/19/2011 | 4m 21s
Twenty years ago, the stunning overthrow of USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev by a Communist coup dominated the news. The coup eventually backfired and led to the end of the Soviet Union. Jeffrey Brown takes a look back at the last days of the USSR.
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