EPISODE · Mar 30, 2026 · 36 MIN
The End of History Part 50: Coming Apart at the Seams
from History Sphere Podcast · host History Sphere
In the immediate aftermath of the August 1991 coup attempt, Boris Yeltsin used his newfound political ascendancy to subdue and humiliate Mikhail Gorbachev, thereby bringing the central Soviet government under his effective control. This power grab would have far-reaching consequences in the non-Russian republics.
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