The Cold War
Season 1
Ep 9. Stalin's Purges/The Coup Against Gorbachev
- November 14, 1992
- 43 min
By the mid-1930s, Soviet Armed Forces ranked with the world's most modern - but a purge of senior officers would have disastrous consequences. Then, a look at the failed 1991 coup against Mikhail Gorbachev.