Where were you when August Putsch happened 27 years ago?

August 20, 1991

People rally in support of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Leningrad, August 20, 1991 file photo. Source: AP

It's has been 27 years since the biggest country in the world was shattered by coup d'etat attempt or August Putsch which left a big notch on the nation's history with ramifications until today. We ask our listeners where were they at the moment of the Putsch and hear interesting stories. One of them from the participant of those days in central Moscow.



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