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Orders to storm the White House, double ammunition loads, and a readiness to open fire on unarmed civilians—why did KGB and Alpha unit officers refuse to obey? Former State Duma deputy and politician Gennady Gudkov, in an interview with Yevgeny Kiselyov, recalls August 1991 from within the security system. Why did the generals disappear at a crucial moment, how did the USSR find itself on the brink of collapse, and what does that crisis have in common with today's Russia? The collapse of the country, civil war, and World War III—what does Gudkov envision as the endgame for Putin's regime? Find out more on the Yevgeny Kiselyov channel. 00:00 Interview with Gennady Gudkov by Yevgeny Kiselyov 02:55 August 1991 through the eyes of a KGB officer: where Gudkov served, what Moscow counterintelligence did, and what mood reigned within the system 06:33 Young officers were already in conflict with party rigidity: why formalism and ideology irritated the new generation of KGB officers 09:12 A trip to the United States finally convinced Gudkov: the Soviet Union was heading for its demise, although within the system, warnings of collapse were met with ridicule 12:31 Banned literature lay right on the desks of KGB officers: why, by the last years of the USSR, even the security forces considered the old bans insane 15:22 Gudkov turns on the TV and unexpectedly learns of a putsch: employees are urgently recalled, and the huge Moscow directorate is put on alert 17:21 After the start of the putsch, experienced generals suddenly disappear: sick leave, dachas, and disconnected telephones The State Emergency Committee is leaving the department without its usual leadership. 19:00 The State Emergency Committee decides to storm the White House: security forces are preparing weapons, double ammunition, and orders to suppress resistance with fire. 20:59 Three columns are to attack the White House from different directions, and detainees are planned to be taken to a special KGB filtration point. 23:12 Moscow operatives agree with Alpha not to storm the White House: an order to shoot at people is met with open refusal within the KGB. 25:54 Security forces demand a written order to use weapons: leadership hesitates, and armed units wait hours for a decision on the assault. 28:00 The Moscow Directorate and Group "A" finally decide not to shoot: a massive split in the security forces becomes a key blow to the State Emergency Committee. 30:17 KGB officers observe huge rallies and see the birth of a new political force, while real panic grows within the Kremlin. 32:19 How many armed officers could have been sent to the White House: Gudkov estimates the strength of the Moscow Directorate. and trained special forces 34:51 The assault would have turned into a bloodbath: thousands of armed security forces against an unarmed crowd, panic, and enormous human losses 37:31 Information about the impending assault was already leaking out: people near the White House were expecting an attack, while inside the KGB they were trying to avoid bloodshed 39:52 Chaos was repeated in 1993: an entire airborne division was heading for Moscow, and the leadership, until the very end, did not understand where and why to send it 42:46 The military also refuses to participate in the GKChP's forceful scenario: command demands the withdrawal of troops from Moscow and the prevention of clashes 45:46 Were there staunch defenders of the Soviet Union within the KGB, ready to carry out the order? Hardliners chose not to intervene. 48:07 Due to the lack of modern communications, some learned of the coup too late: within days, the country was literally transformed. 50:07 The collapse of the USSR became a personal tragedy for part of the Soviet elite: suicides after the coup reveal the depth of the psychological breakdown of the system. 53:30 The revolution redrew the map of the world and gave the former republics a chance for freedom, but Russia ultimately ended up restoring a totalitarian system. 56:52 After the failed coup, the Kremlin resembled an abandoned headquarters: open offices, secret papers on the desks, and a completely demoralized government. 58:57 The Constitution was written "for the Tsar": excessive presidential power, according to Gudkov, laid a mine under the future of Russian democracy. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔹 Become a sponsor of my channel! Details at https://cutt.ly/i3Sjl8x 🔹 Buy Kiselev VPN: https://vpnkiselev.com/ 🔹 Buy with Russian bank cards: https://telegram.me/kiselevvpnbot?sta... 🔹 Subscribe to my Telegram channel "The Real Kiselev": https://telegram.me/kiselevtv 🔹 Subscribe to the Evgeny Kiselev channel: https://cutt.ly/6Xwy61J 🔹 Read on Facebook: Facebook: evgeny.kiselev.737 And on Twitter: Twitter: kisevg Follow on Instagram: Instagram: yevgenikiselev #Kiselev #Gudkov #politics