Soviet coup attempt of 1991

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political coup
gptkbp:aftermath increased independence movements
gptkbp:causedBy dissatisfaction_with_Gorbachev's_reforms
gptkbp:date August 19, 1991
gptkbp:events political crisis
gptkbp:finaleDate August 21, 1991
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:Soviet_socialist_republic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet coup attempt of 1991
gptkbp:impact rise_of_Russian_nationalism
gptkbp:influencedBy August Putsch
gptkbp:internationalCooperation condemnation
gptkbp:involved Gang of Eight
gptkbp:involvedCountries gptkb:KGB
gptkb:Soviet_Army
Internal Troops
gptkbp:keyEvent Yeltsin's_stand_on_a_tank
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Mikhail_Gorbachev
gptkb:Boris_Yeltsin
gptkb:Gennady_Yanayev
gptkbp:keyIssues gptkb:end_of_the_Soviet_Union
transition to a market economy
NATO_expansion
social_unrest_in_Russia
formation_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Independent_States
increased_Western_influence_in_Eastern_Europe
political_reforms_in_Russia
rise_of_oligarchs_in_Russia
economic_hardship_in_Russia
increased_political_instability_in_Russia
rise_of_nationalism_in_Russia
rise_of_political_parties_in_Russia
dissolution_of_the_Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union
increased_public_disillusionment_with_politics_in_Russia
European_integration_of_former_Soviet_states
Gorbachev's_loss_of_power
Yeltsin's_rise_to_power
ethnic_conflicts_in_former_Soviet_republics
increased_US-Russia_relations
increased_civil_society_activism_in_Russia
increased_corruption_in_Russia
increased_emigration_from_Russia
increased_foreign_investment_in_Russia
increased_international_scrutiny_of_Russia
increased_media_freedom_in_Russia
increased_political_polarization_in_Russia
increased_regional_autonomy_in_Russia
increased_surveillance_and_control_in_Russia
rise_of_authoritarianism_in_post-Soviet_states
gptkbp:legacy end_of_communist_rule_in_Eastern_Europe
gptkbp:location gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:precededBy Perestroika
gptkbp:publicAccess mass protests
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Russian_constitutional_crisis_of_1993
Belovezh Accords
gptkbp:result failure
gptkbp:significance accelerated_the_end_of_the_Cold_War
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Russian_Federation