Category Archives: The 1991 Project

Havighurst Center undergraduate Fellows research the events of 1991 by using online databases for The Moscow News and Pravda and then write up a short post for the Center’s blog.

The 1991 Project: September 4-10. Mounting Problems Amid New Ideas

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By: Natasha Netzorg After the dust had settled from the August Coup, Soviet media outlets began to address the events, offer diagnoses on what had just happened, and plausible treatments for a multitude of problems. Opinions ranged, although almost most … Continue reading

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After the Coup: Life Goes On

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By Izzy Tice After the August 19 coup attempt, the major newspapers in the Soviet Union ceased publication for several days. Both Moscow News, the oldest Russian newspaper printed in English, and the official Soviet newspaper, Pravda, did not publish … Continue reading

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The 1991 Project: Before the Coup

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By Colton Powaski Although it was not entirely evident that a coup would take place on August 19,1991, several articles and op-eds published in the August 18-25 edition of the English-language Moscow News demonstrated concern about the future of the … Continue reading

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