- Source: Yeltsin: Three Days in August
Yeltsin. Three Days in August (Russian: Ельцин. Три дня в августе, romanized: Eltsin. Tri dnya v avguste) is a political drama directed by Alexander Mokhov of the Moscow events of August 1991.
Plot
The film is based on the August 1991 attempted coup d'état in the Soviet Union. Preparations are under way for the signing of the Union Treaty. It becomes a question of changing the ruling elite in the country. The conspirators are blocking Mikhail Gorbachev at his dacha in Foros, after which they announce the formation of the State Committee on the State of Emergency. Vice President Gennady Yanayev is announced as Acting President of the Soviet Union.
Boris Yeltsin goes to the parliament building (the Russian White House), where he heads the opposition. A tough confrontation between Boris Yeltsin and the State Emergency Committee and his supporters begins ...
Cast
The cast were as follows:
Dmitry Nazarov as Boris Yeltsin
Alexander Sirin as Vladimir Kryuchkov
Vladimir Steklov as Pavel Grachev
Felix Antipov as Dmitry Yazov
Vladimir Yumatov as Mikhail Gorbachev
Svetlana Antonova as Tatyana Dyachenko
Sherkhan Abilov as Nursultan Nazarbayev
Yelena Valyushkina as Naina Yeltsina
Igor Staroselytsev as Alexander Rutskoy
Alexander Klyukvin as Valentin Pavlov
Pavel Danilov as Boris Pugo
Elena Lyamina as Elena Okulova
Alexander Shavrin as Gennady Yanayev
Valentina Sharykina as Emma Yazova
Criticism
Тhree days and 20 years (in Russian)
References
External links
Yeltsin: Three Days in August at IMDb
Five must-watch films about Russian politics
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