Why 30th anniv of failed Soviet coup & destroyed it points to the growing doubts on democracy today

On the 30th anniversary of the failed coup in erstwhile Soviet Union, which @ShekharGupta covered as a reporter on the spot in Moscow, he explains what led to its failure in mere 3 days, why it led to Soviet disintegration and what it teaches us about growing worldwide scepticism on democracies today. Episode 816 of CutTheClutter.

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Additional Research by Tara Rao, Amogh Rohmetra and Vidhi Gupta.
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Read Shekhar Gupta's article from 1991 here: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/co...
Read Rafael Behr's column here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
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