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Inside Soviet Moscow 1991: The Final 72 Hours of a Superpower's Last Breath

In August 1991, tanks rolled through Moscow for 72 hours. When they left, the Soviet Union was gone. But the city would stay frozen in 1991 for the next 10 years. This documentary reconstructs the minute-by-minute timeline of the 1991 Soviet coup attempt (the August Putsch), a desperate gamble by hardline Communists to save the USSR that instead destroyed it. We uncover how a "Gang of Eight" isolated Mikhail Gorbachev, the fatal mistakes made by the KGB, and the surreal sight of T-80 tanks waiting at red lights in downtown Moscow. Beyond the politics, we explore the forgotten "frozen decade" that followed. From the rise of the Russian Mafia and the violent "Wild 90s" to the hyperinflation that wiped out generational wealth, this is the story of a superpower's painful death and the lawless purgatory that replaced it. In this video, you will learn: Why the KGB's elite Alpha Group refused to storm the White House. How a trembling hand on live TV destroyed the coup's legitimacy. The tragic story of the three young men killed in the Garden Ring tunnel. ‌How the "frozen" economy led to the rise of kiosks, "shuttlers," and gangster capitalism. ‌The truth about the "suspended animation" of Moscow's abandoned skyline. ‌ Timestamps: 0:00 - The Silence and the Swans 2:15 - The Isolation of Gorbachev 4:45 - Tanks on Tverskaya: The Invasion Begins 7:30 - The Trembling Hands of Gennady Yanayev 10:15 - The Tunnel Incident: Blood on the Garden Ring 13:40 - The Fall of Iron Felix 16:20 - The "Frozen Decade": Shock Therapy & Survival 19:50 - The Rise of the Bratva and the Kiosk Economy 22:30 - Conclusion: The Long Shadow of August #SovietUnion #History #ColdWar #Moscow1991 #USSR #Documentary #RussianHistory #1990s #Geopolitics