A banned profession: The 1991 August Coup. How Russian journalists won and then lost
This documentary focuses on the deterioration of the freedom of the press in Russia over the last 30 years. On 19 August 1991, Soviet citizens woke up and saw Swan Lake ballet on TV. A coup ... Read allThis documentary focuses on the deterioration of the freedom of the press in Russia over the last 30 years. On 19 August 1991, Soviet citizens woke up and saw Swan Lake ballet on TV. A coup d'etat began in the USSR: hard-line Communist party members tried to remove President Mikh... Read allThis documentary focuses on the deterioration of the freedom of the press in Russia over the last 30 years. On 19 August 1991, Soviet citizens woke up and saw Swan Lake ballet on TV. A coup d'etat began in the USSR: hard-line Communist party members tried to remove President Mikhail Gorbachev from power. The GKChP members attempted to take away freedom from the media.... Read all