The August Coup of 1991 - Part 2 (Patreon)

In the second part of our series of the final collapse of the Soviet Union we look at the aftermath of the failure of the attempt by the GKCHP to take power. This saw the triumph of Yeltsin and the outright comprador faction. We look at why the CPSU itself took no action, why the masses who wanted to fight to preserve their country were left leaderless and how this vindicates points made by Mao regarding the bourgeoisie already being within the party. We also show that the tendencies in the party in the 1980s had their roots all the way back in the 1920s with the Bukharin, rightist faction and the plots of te 1930s.