AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
3min chapter
Turkmenbashy Part 1: Soviet Stooge, Hermit Tyrant
Real Dictators
Gorbachev and the Crimean Crimean Coup
Two days before the planned signing, Gorbachev is far away from Moscow. He's in his luxurious holiday home in the delightful Crimean coastal town of Phorros. A group of visitors hammer on the door demanding a meeting with him. They lay out their demands - he must declare state of emergency and assign power to vice president Gennady Janaev. But Gorbachev refuses; accuses them of blackmail and treachery. Now the coup attempt really swings into action. It seems just a matter of time until he and his wife, Ryser, are killed.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode