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USSR Collapse #video#SovietUnion Exactly 30 years ago, the collapse of the Soviet Union began. Tanks rumbled through the streets of Moscow, and state TV and radio announced the formation of new leadership under the auspices of the State Committee for the State of Emergency. Communist hardliners decided it was time to save the Union and overthrow Gorbachev, revered in the west and widely unpopular at home. Tensions rose, anti-coup demonstrators flocked to central Moscow and formed human chains. Then, the Russian leader, Boris Yeltsin arrived in Moscow, joined the protesters near the White House and denounced the GKChP's activity as a ‘reactionary coup’. The failed coup precipitated the end of the union. By the end of 1991, the USSR had disintegrated into 15 republics. Check out the online premiere of our new documentary to hear first-hand accounts from participants in the 1991 events.It is starting right now - https://youtu.be/-EjWcpOIZa4 Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary