25 Years Ago: Failed August Coup Changed U.S. Diplomatic Approach Toward Soviet Union

Thursday, August 18 , 2016 - 19:07 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

A failed coup in August 1991 by hard-liners in the Soviet government is widely seen as contributing to the dissolution of the Soviet Union by the end of 1991. To mark the 25th anniversary of the so-called August coup, RFE/RL spoke with former U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns about Washington’s perspective during those heady events. …read more

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