Why the army did not protect the USSR. Varennikov Valentin Ivanovich

Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov in 1989-1991. He was the Commander -in -Chief of the Ground Forces of the USSR. In August 1991, he actively supported the actions of the State Extraordinary Regulation Committee (GKChP). In 1994, the only one of the accused in the case of the State Emergency Committee refused to accept an amnesty, appeared before the court and was justified.

In his book, V. I. Varennikov tells in detail about all the circumstances of the case of the GKChP, both on the basis of the materials of the trial, and on his own records and observations. The story full of drama not only contains little -known details of these events, but also allows you to understand why the army, which took the oath to protect the Soviet Union, did not do this. To the 30th anniversary of the August events of 1991 (GKChP) and the collapse of the USSR! One of the main participants in those events, the commander of the USSR Ground Forces, talks about the last attempt to save the Soviet Union.