aug 8, 1991 - Over throw of Gorbachev

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in 1991 the soviet union was still here but Gorbachev wanted changes. On august 8 1991 hardline communist tried to over throw Gorbachev. The group forgot about Boris Yeltsin the new president of the Russian republic. Boris Yeltson calls for a non-violent resistance.

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