Today in modern history textbooks are required to attend such an extraordinary event as the August putsch in Moscow, which was held from 19 to 21 August 1991.Despite the fact that the conspirators did not manage to achieve their goals, the fact that this event has caused discontent as the supporters of the new policy pursued by Gorbachev and Yeltsin and his opponents.The situation in the country was so intense that any spark could lead to serious events, up to the Civil War.
So, to objectively evaluate all that happened then, should be thoroughly illuminate the socio-economic situation that prevailed at the end of the 80-xx years in the Soviet Union.Since coming to power of Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985, the government was to implement policies, which later became known as "restructuring."It was aimed at a radical transformation of the planned economy and the introduction of market forces into its economic management.In addition, the ideological system also has been weakened because the citizens have the opportunity to have other than the official government views on these or other events.
August putsch was the apotheosis of the tense situation, when the country as a result of this extraordinary event was divided into two camps - supporters of the new policy and its opponents.At the head of the rebellion stood GY Janaev, VA Kryuchkov and Yazov DT.The situation in the late 80s was complicated by the fact that as a result of the policy, as well as some inconsistency in the actions of the authorities and executive bodies in the field, in the country there was food and commodity crisis.This prompted many citizens to to try to restore the socialist system, but the way back was no ...
August 19, 1991 in Moscow, it was announced that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev temporarily removed from the board for health reasons, and all powerpasses to the State Emergency Committee (Emergency Committee).It was August putsch, which clearly showed the acuteness of the situation that prevailed in the country then.Fortunately, thanks to the rapid and clear response by the Committee of State Security, military leaders, and Yeltsin managed to avoid bloodshed, and as a result the whole incident affected only a few people.
putschists were aimed to the removal of Gorbachev, prevent the coming to power of Boris Yeltsin, the return to the old socialist system, and preventing the collapse of the Soviet Union.
majority of our citizens while negatively reacted to the coup because it really was a return to the old totalitarian regime, with severe censorship, clear distribution of the means of production, as well as the lack of ability to engage in business activities.However, from the perspective of the present day the August coup of 1991 can be estimated more sober, as future events of 1992-1995 showed that at some point the rebels were right, because at that time our country was really just looted, many enterprises stopped, competent specialists were left withoutwork to a wave of banditry and hyperinflation.Fortunately, this time, managed to overcome, but we must remember the August coup, since it is a kind of warning to the possibility of the deployment of the events that happened in the future.
Of course, no one justifies the conspirators as a coup should not take place in any country.Everything must take place exclusively in the peaceful democratic line, however, history shows that the peaceful revolutions almost never happens, because in most cases they are accompanied by mass casualties.
putsch in Moscow has caused great social resonance, which has for several years disrupted the society, as well as the views of ordinary citizens and government officials.History must always remember, because it tends to repeat itself ...
