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Why didn't the August Coup plotters simply kill Gorbachev
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Anonymous
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>the Yugoslav Wars with nukes

to avoid that
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Anonymous
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>>18616514
The only commies in Western Europe who supported the coup were the Portuguese ones, who are still around in parliament
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Anonymous
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>>18616514
They arrested Gorby and the people rallied behind Yeltsin. Killing him would have achieved the same, but they would have been killed or died in prison. They weren't dumb enough to start killing rivals when there was a possibility of being killed if they failed
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