1991: Gorbachev Survives Coup Flu
Aug 22, 2019•7 min
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Episode description
The Soviet president was held prisoner in his vacation home by hardliners who announced he was sick and threatened to remove him — maybe kill him — if he didn't back off his glasnost and perestroika reforms. He didn't.
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