KnowraAugust CoupLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to August Coup, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 2Related 5Dissolution of the Soviet UnionRelated: The coup weakened the central government and accelerated republics’ declarations of independence.Mikhail GorbachevBroader topic: The coup weakened the central government and hastened the union’s collapse.PerestroikaBroader topic: The attempted reversal fatally weakened the central government perestroika had already unsettled.Boris YeltsinRelated: Yeltsin’s resistance during the coup greatly strengthened his position as a national leader.Ukrainian independenceRelated: The failed coup accelerated Ukraine’s parliament toward declaring independence.Singing RevolutionRelated: The coup’s failure accelerated Estonia’s final restoration of independence.Russian mediaRelated: Television coverage of the coup demonstrated the political force of broadcasting during regime crisis.