soviet union in the coos aftermath the communist party was banned to be followed by the end of the u.s.s.r. could history have played out differently. to cross-talk the events of august one thousand nine hundred one i'm joined by geoffrey hosking in london he is america's professor of russian history at the university college london in oxford we have archie brown he's america's professor of politics at the university of oxford and indeed we know the god we go to nicholai petro he is professor of politics at the university of rhode island all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want but first let's have a look at the failed coup of one thousand nine hundred one. on august nineteenth one thousand nine hundred one instead of tuning into the soviet national anthem citizens across the u.s.s.r. woke up to a radio announcement that would start a sequence of events leading to the eventual collapse of the soviet union issued by the self-proclaimed hard line state of emergency committee the announcement stated that mikhail gorbachev's efforts to reform the soviet

was very good but because i thought that the u.s.s.r. was very good for france and french interests. if i'm fighting the new world order it's only because i think france has everything to lose with respect to this new world order france has an interest in a multi-polar world i think france has an interest in a strong and growing russia right now however i'm also pro serb because i think that the serbians are great people of the balkans and because there is a traditional link between france and serbia today the dominant ideology is so delusional that it's almost as strange to say i am french who cares first and foremost for the interests of the french in france this is almost regarded as fascist because national preference is for britain and france which is unheard of. pressure actions are coming up soon what do you think will be the results especially at the final round who do you think a to catechize that will be running for it at the end. with the french elections we can clearly see today that the french system that was developed by do

one thousand nine hundred one instead of tuning into the soviet national anthem citizens across the u.s.s.r. woke up to a radio announcement that would start a sequence of events leading to the eventual collapse of the soviet union issued by the self-proclaimed hard line state of emergency committee the announcement stated that mikhail gorbachev's efforts to reform the soviet union have gone into

one thousand nine hundred one instead of tuning into the soviet national anthem citizens across the u.s.s.r. woke up to a radio announcement that would start a sequence of events leading to the eventual collapse of the soviet union issued by the self-proclaimed hard line state of emergency committee the announcement stated that mikhail gorbachev's efforts to reform the soviet union have gone into a blind alley and also declared a six month state of emergency in various regions of the country by that time gorbachev had already been removed and detained in his villa in the crimea with motivated the plotters to overthrow the existing order was the new union treaty designed to decentralize political power within the u.s.s.r. and indirectly weaken the position of the all powerful communist party little did they know however the coup attempt would encounter strong resistance from many in the military as well as the general public who by that time have begun to save or change as often happens in russia's history when the when these reforms start accumulating from the top. there's a sense of disenc

and his cross talk guest debate how former soviet states have fared since the collapse of the u.s.s.r. and whether the commonwealth know unites them is moving in the right direction. with. science technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got the future covered. and you. know we welcome rostov around peter lavelle almost immediately after the collapse of the soviet union twenty years ago the commonwealth of independent states was established its original intent seen by many as a vehicle to witness the amicable divorce of the u.s.s.r. two decades on it is an organisation in search of a mission. to cross-talk the commonwealth of independent states i'm joined by stephen cohen here in the studio he's a professor of russian studies and history at new york university and in providence we crossed in a quite petro he's a professor of politics at the university of rhode island all right this is crosswalks gentleman so you can jump in anytime you want stephen you're in the studio with me here in moscow let's talk about the significance of establishing the commonwealth

coming up we'll look back at the fall of the u.s.s.r. cross talk host peter lavelle and his guests discuss what went wrong and whether the soviet union could have been saved that after a quick recap of our top story.

thousands of protesters gathered for the two biggest of rallies moscow has seen since the collapse of the u.s.s.r. more choose one for the fourth of february. the opposition is bracing itself for if every rally thousands gathered in the city of a catherine to support the ruling party hopeful that amir person this is the second mass rally to support his candidacy this week. twenty seven minutes past the hour hand russian capitalism a quick look at what else is making news around the world in the world update several taliban negotiated to become talks with the u.s. in qatar the two sides of thought to be discussing trust building measures including a prisoner transfer afghan authorities reportedly also planning to move forward with peace talks the taliban has previously refused to recognize the government of afghan president hamid karzai. greyson rejected plans for an e.u. budget commissioner to take taxes and spending under the german proposal athens would have to pay its debt before spending any more money greece in its investors and nearing a deal that could see a second euro zone bailout an agr

the russian stuff has always been a very special place the world famous resort sorry russia and the u.s.s.r. of course. was shaken by numerous ethnic conflicts and. just give the. people who say they turned. into one of the best friends all the trouble is it really wants to be with the bad spirit prove that the pledge or asking the. north caucuses resort to a company that's in charge of the tourist aleksei. the northern caucasus result is a large government backs project intended to turn russia's troubled but beautiful region into a tourist paradise it's estimated the project will cost about fifteen billion dollars and as the government has only two billion foreign investment is more than welcome. each newly built was treated as a special economic zone with friendlier taxation a major french bank was the first foreign company to take advantage of it and many others. vestment possibilities to. welcome to spotlight. is a legendary place we all know that. was out of russia and in russia itself and is largely associated with the war on terrorism and peace what is being done to change this perce

the collapse of the u.s.s.r. the thing intrusion on state run the market economy. let the signs be in on the financed the exit this was a blow to a nation used to taking pride in its scientific achievements like putin the first man into space in two thousand and nine president medvedev announced the creation of the innovation center in the town of school on the outskirts of moscow the project has been dubbed the russian silicon valley and it's meant to attract both russian and foreign scientists and high tech firms which will be exempt from paying taxes while the school in the heart has yet to be developed the most popular destination for scientists from all over the world the u.s. has recently been seen by reverse brain drain that's when foreign scientists choose to return to their homelands meanwhile many in the scientific community tend to take the philosophically arguing that the migration of scientists is no more than the reflection of today's world belies the world. nation states still important in europe bullies to be important twenty first century or is eur

soviet union in the coos aftermath the communist party was banned to be followed by the end of the u.s.s.r. could history of played out differently.

established its original intent seen by many as a vehicle to witness the amicable divorce of the u.s.s.r. two decades on it is an organisation in search of a mission. to cross-talk the commonwealth of independent states i'm joined by stephen cohen here in the studio he's a professor of russian studies and history at new york university and in providence we crossed in a quiet petro he's a professor of politics at the university of rhode island all right this is crosswalks gentleman so you can jump in anytime you want stephen you're in the studio with me here in moscow let's talk about the significance of establishing the commonwealth of independent states after the soviet union collapses because ever since twenty years on there's the accusation that russia wants to rebuild the soviet union minus the baltic republics bad birth sometimes give birth to bad lives the commonwealth of independent states c.i.s. was formed by yeltsin and craft shook that then the leaders of russia and ukraine on december eighth one thousand nine hundred one when they abolished the soviet state because they knew t

series focusing on ex-pat entrepreneurs who made their move into the russian market in the wake of the u.s.s.r. as collapse those were times when demand for good quality private dentistry soared and russia courtney was among those who managed not only to fill the gap but also make a fortune. sure . there is anything that can quite prepare you for doing business in russia in the early ninety's which is when i first came it was a very very wild time in the business sense a wild time in the lifestyle sense and it required a great deal of energy and creativity to bring in create a western type of business here in russia the idea was actually a no brainer executing the idea was very very difficult there was a great deal of demand for dentistry i decided to stay and start the first american dental clinic in russia if we take us dental care and the dentistry business for example you're looking at one difference i'm not a doctor but on the principal owner of the business this business has thirteen practitioners all specialties from hygiene to general dentistry to implants orthodontics that's very rare

attempted coup in the soviet union just over twenty years ago now an event that many believe led to the u.s.s.r. as eventual collapse but before that though a quick look at the top stories of make heaven know enough to this break. thank you. feel. a man looming i've. been. to. you. was. that. it. would. be a and. the u.s. says it will stick to the. persian gulf despite. the stay away the standoff continues to drive up oil prices and tension. the republican presidential candidate race gets underway. just to the foot forward to capitalize on. the euro's woes flare up again.

reverberated rolls by twenty five years after me feel good about twelve introduced perestroika to the u.s.s.r. we have suffered suffers and struggles. and nature gives norway a night to remember sit back and enjoy the show with one of the most spectacular northern lights displays in a very long time it's all available on our teams for you to chime in right now. well the delegates in davos have got their money on the table today as the world economic forum assesses the dollar euro and guam the struggling euro zone in the future of heavily indebted greece is and evidently on the cards with cautious optimism and sharp criticism alike are of his loyalists or is endeavour's we've heard from a number. also from vice president of the economic and monetary affairs for the european commission we heard them all speak today in a panel and strike an optimistic note that they believe that things will be resolved now many people would disagree with that but as far as the people on stage . and was confident that the greek bondholders will come to an agreement on greek debt write downs and haircuts this week

overhaul reverberated worldwide twenty five years after me while car parts introduced perestroika to the u.s.s.r. we assess its successes and struggles. and nature gives norway a night to remember sick. you can enjoy the show with one of the most spectacular northern mice plays in a bomb time it's all for you. on artie's you tube. well the delegates in davos have got their money on the table today as the world economic forum assesses the dollar euro and won the struggling euro zone and future of heavily indebted greece's invited invite of the viably sorry i should say on the cards with cautious optimism and sharp criticism alike well let's get the latest marty's warrantless searches in davos and joins us live laurent how the delegates where you are proposing to pull the euro back from the brink. well we heard from a number of ministers and also from ali run who is vice president of the economic and monetary affairs for the european commission we heard them all speak today in a panel and strike an optimistic note that they believe that things will be resolved now many people would disagree with t

the restructure ization following the collapse of the u.s.s.r. and the role of such organizations organizations as the united nations the g eight and the g twenty also should be kept in mind to be paid attention to and russia of course is going to look into becoming a major player in all of these spheres ok regular scare live from moscow thank you . syria's president has granted an amnesty to prisoners who he says are crimes committed during ten months of deadly antigovernment protests the un the steel also applies to army does it says tens of thousands of people have been detained over the past year back to sarah ferguson now reports it's unclear whether it will be enough to stop the continuing conflict . streams of people leave the syrian prison into the arms of waiting family and friends. kissing loved ones who haven't been seen for many months prison is delighted i'm relieved to have been given back their freedom here this prison on the outskirts of damascus these are the prisoners they've been selected for at least. you can see the signing o

coming up we look back at the fall of the u.s.s.r. cross-talk a sprinter lavelle and his guests discuss what went wrong whether the soviet union it could have been saved after a short break and a look at our top story. this is our time. to reclaim the american dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many we are won that war we breed the we hope. to me the american dream is to live in peace and prosperity and freedom and a government under socialism is not a government a free. hand. to. have very motivated out cross the country who are activists who are willing to fight for what they think is right for themselves but the fact is forty four per cent. we are counting. properly counting and i think it's spread by it's cutting off our. it's making real democracy. all but impossible. lose lose. lose lose. lose . you're watching live from moscow our top story is a suspected suicide bomb attack targeting a police boss rips through a residential part of the syrian capital with up to twenty five people killed it comes amid growing

attempted coup in the soviet union just over twenty years ago now an event that many believe led to the u.s.s.r. as eventual collapse before that though a quick look at the top stories of make kevin know enough to this break. we'll. be live i've . i've . i've. wanted. to. do a. the u.s. says it will stick to the mission. out of the persian gulf despite. the stay away from the standoff continues to drive up oil prices and tension. the republican presidential candidate race gets underway. just to the put forward to capitalize on disillusionment with barack obama. the euro's woes flare up again after a christmas lull with. the eurozone unless the e.u. . bailout cash. and egyptians head back to polling stations for the third and final round of the parliamentary elections the first vote indeed since president mubarak was toppled and. coming up a look back at an event that shaped russian history twenty years ago the plot to overthrow mikhail gorbachev people. ask if the soviet union had any chance of survival after that attempted coup that's not a tease cross-talk just ahead.

well coming up are we look back at the fall of the u.s.s.r. cross-talk host peter bell and his guests discuss what went wrong and whether the soviet union could have been saved right after a quick recap of our top stories here on our team just a moment. it's not about spilling blood. it's the war of barricades from one side and fears blockade from the other. invisible border people from the land for twelve years. the conflict that divided serbia into two hostile parts is still not over. one stream cascading from mountain slopes the view is miss mirage. but this beauty brings death at a speed of more than two hundred kilometers per. step to the launch. party live here in moscow top stories for you nell syria's interior minister says twenty six people are being killed after a suicide bomb attack targeting a police bus ripping through a residential part of the mass because it comes amid growing opposition calls for the overthrow of president assad by military means. shifting strategy barack obama announces and then to iraq stock of patience to fo

effective saying that it was only after the fall of the iron curtain that most russians realized the u.s.s.r. was lacking in its combat in this with the world in most years and russia asked come a long way since then now its economy is closely linked with the global one but only in the few years is that still remain competitive like the traditional space exploration and nuclear energy now prime minister putin has listed a set of spheres which she sees or vinyl and have to be developed in order to provide russia's competitiveness and they include nano technologies in tank chemical industries the aviation industry information and communication technologies and more of these spears have to be developed in order for russia to be a proper global player both politically and economically in this sense now this is the third article published by the president since. by the prime minister since he announced that he's going to run for president at the upcoming. in march. basically he says is that more innovation and more and better education these are the main goals russia has to stop importing to colo