Radio War Nerd EP 261 — Yeltsin's 1993 Coup, Part 2: Long Grim Summer

Recorded: December 23, 2020 In Part 1 of our series on Boris Yeltsin's 1993 coup (EP #260), we laid out the background of the conflict between Boris Yeltsin and his former allies in Russia's parliament: from 1990 up through the referendum in April 1993. In this episode, we talk about what Yeltsin did with the results of his Soros-bankrolled referendum: preparing the way for his autumn coup, in lockstep with the Clinton Administration and the IMF. We end this episode on the eve of the coup on October 3-4, 1993. First, the War Nerd and Ames discuss Newtownards, coyotes of the northeast US, and the Belfast Telegraph... At 20:01 — We look at the leadup to Yeltsin's coup from April 25, 1993 through October 2, 1993... Total time: 1:18:08 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here