Poster of the putsch of August 1991. The confrontation between the Republican Russian Government and the Union State Government the USSR (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Jack Widner, who shares this recording that includes coverage of the August 19, 1991 Soviet Coup Attempt. Jack shares the following recording notes:

• Reports from BBC, radio Moscow, and a snip at the end of Czech Radio announcing the end of the state of emergency
• Radio Moscow--Slight interruption at 5:15-30
• BBC 05:30 - 12:46
• Radio Moscow 12:47 -- note the news item on Yugoslavia of Slovenia's independence moves 18:25.  This was the beginning of the dissolution of Yugoslavia
• BBC 20:08
• Radio Moscow 26:16 "News & Views"
• BBC 27:10
• Radio Moscow World service 28:11
• Their interval signal at 38:03 the news that Gorbachev is back in control
• BBC 40:24
• Moscow 46:33
• Radio Prague (?) 46:56 announces end of state of emergency