GKChP and the regions of the Far East in the public discourse of the 2000s

In: Voprosy istorii: VI = Studies in history, Band 2022, Heft 5-2, S. 112-121

Abstract

The article analyzes the events of the August 1991 coup in the public discourse of the 2000s. After the "dashing 90s", a surge of public interest in this event occurred in 2021, thirty years after a group of managers attempted to change the course of history. The press actively participated in the discussion of the events. Moreover, journalists often made incorrect conclusions based on a biased assessment rather than on a real analysis. Based on press materials, the author examines the events of those years in the Far East and their impact on the development of the situation in the Russian Federation, focusing in detail on the position of the electorate and the authorities.