Collapse of Soviet Union commemorated in Moscow

There have been low-key gatherings in Russia to mark the 10th anniversary of the failed coup that triggered the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Collapse of Soviet Union commemorated in Moscow

There have been low-key gatherings in Russia to mark the 10th anniversary of the failed coup that triggered the collapse of the Soviet Union.

A few hundred demonstrators have rallied outside the White House building in Moscow to protest that the collapse of communism has brought poverty for millions of ordinary Russians.

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