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Where were you when August Putsch happened 30 years ago?

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A crowd gathers on 19 August 1991 around a personnel carrier as some people climb aboard the vehicle and try to block its advance near Red Square. Source: AAP Image/AP Photo/Boris Yurchenko

It's has been 30 years since the biggest country in the world was shattered by a 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 is from the participant of those days in central Moscow.


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By Olga Klepova

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It's has been 30 years since the biggest country in the world was shattered by a 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 is from the participant of those days in central Moscow.



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