with me and not with you. it is a coup by criminals, said yeltsin. because of the liberalization that gorbachev had brought about, the communist party and the military could no longer move against the russian people. and that was earth shaking. tonight moscow s skyline was ablaze with celebration. relief as the symbols of conflict were removed. gorbachev comes back to moscow, but the soviet institutions, the totalitarian system of government that had led this country for 70 years, collapsed virtually overnight. and that was an amazing thing to see. when gorbachev saw evidence that his vision of a free leninist state wasn t going to come to pass, rather than cracking down so he could stay in the kremlin, he let it happen. that takes a political courage that is so unusual in world history. you are looking at the
it is a coup by criminals. said yeltsin. because of the liberalization that gorbachev had brought about, the communist party and the military could no longer move against the russian people. and that was earth shaking. tonight moscow s skyline was ablaze with celebration. relief as the symbols of conflict were removed. gorbachev comes back to moscow, but the soviet institutions, the totalitarian system of government that had led this country for 70 years, collapsed virtually overnight. and that was an amazing thing to see. when gorbachev saw evidence that his vision of a free lennonist state wasn t going to come to pass, rather than cracking down so he could stay in the kremlin, he let it happen. that takes a political courage that is so unusual in world history. you are looking at the russian flag flying tonight over the kremlin. just before the kremlin cameras clicked on today, mikhail
about, the communist party and the military could no longer move against the russian people. and that was earth shaking. tonight moscow s skyline was ablaze with celebration. relief as the symbols of conflict were removed. gorbachev comes back to moscow, but the soviet institutions, the totalitarian system of government that had led this country for 70 years, collapsed virtually overnight. and that was an amazing thing to see. when gorbachev saw evidence that his vision of a free lennonist state wasn t going to come to pass, rather than cracking down so he could stay in the kremlin, he let it happen. that takes a political courage that is so unusual in world history. you are looking at the russian flag flying tonight over the kremlin. just before the kremlin cameras clicked on today, mikhail gorbachev said to himself, quote, when you have to go, you have to go. he then officially resigned as
and that s when he stood up on the tank and indicated to the coup leaders, these guys are with me and not with you. it is a coup by criminals. said yeltsin. because of the liberalization that gorbachev had brought about, the communist party and the military could no longer move against the russian people. and that was earth shaking. tonight moscow s skyline was ablaze with celebration. relief as the symbols of conflict were removed. gorbachev comes back to moscow, but the soviet institutions, the totalitarian system of government that had led this country for 70 years, collapsed virtually overnight. and that was an amazing thing to see. when gorbachev saw evidence that his vision of a free lennonist state wasn t going to come to pass, rather than cracking down so he could stay in the kremlin, he let it happen. that takes a political courage that is so unusual in world history.
said yeltsin. because of the liberalization that gorbachev had brought about, the communist party and the military could no longer move against the russian people. and that was world-shaking. tonight moscow s skyline was ablaze with celebration. relief as the symbols of conflict were removed. gorbachev comes back to moscow, but the soviet institutions, the totalitarian system of government that had led this country for 70 years, collapsed virtually overnight. and that was an amazing thing to see. when gorbachev saw evidence that his vision of a free leninist state wasn t going to come to pass, rather than cracking down so he could stay in the kremlin, he let it happen. that takes a political courage that is so unusual in world history. you are looking at the russian flag flying tonight over the kremlin. just before the kremlin cameras clicked on today, mikhail gorbachev said to himself, quote, when you have to go, you