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Bbc: Three Days That Shook the World

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In 1991, communist hardliners attempted to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev for his reforms leading to the break-up of the Soviet Union. The coup lasted for three days. Article dated August 15, 2001.

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mikhail gorbachev
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perestroika, 1991 soviet coup, boris yeltsin, gennady yanayev, gorbachev era, russian parliament, soviet coup, soviet coup plotters, yeltsin, break-up of soviet union
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