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Yeltsin. Three Days in August (Russian: Ельцин. Три дня в августе, romanized: Eltsin. Tri dnya v avguste) is a political drama directed by Alexander Mokhov of the Moscow events of August 1991.

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Yeltsin: Three Days in August
Film poster
Written by	Oleg Antonov
Directed by	Aleksandr Mokhov[1]
Starring	Dmitry Nazarov Alexander Sirin Vladimir Steklov Felix Antipov Vladimir Yumatov Svetlana Antonova
Music by	Alexander Pantykin
Country of origin	Russia
Original language	Russian
Production
Producers	Alexey Pivovarov Valentin Opalev
Cinematography	Alexander Demidov
Editor	Tatyana Ilyina
Running time	96 minutes
Distributor	Mostelefilm NTV
Release
Original release	September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16)

Plot

The film is based on the August 1991 attempted coup d'état in the Soviet Union. Preparations are under way for the signing of the Union Treaty. It becomes a question of changing the ruling elite in the country. The conspirators are blocking Mikhail Gorbachev at his dacha in Foros, after which they announce the formation of the State Committee on the State of Emergency. Vice President Gennady Yanayev is announced as Acting President of the Soviet Union.

Boris Yeltsin goes to the parliament building (the Russian White House), where he heads the opposition. A tough confrontation between Boris Yeltsin and the State Emergency Committee and his supporters begins ...

Cast

The cast were as follows:[2]

• Dmitry Nazarov as Boris Yeltsin
• Alexander Sirin as Vladimir Kryuchkov
• Vladimir Steklov as Pavel Grachev
• Felix Antipov as Dmitry Yazov
• Vladimir Yumatov as Mikhail Gorbachev
• Svetlana Antonova as Tatyana Dyachenko
• Sherkhan Abilov as Nursultan Nazarbayev
• Elena Valyushkina as Naina Yeltsina
• Igor Staroselytsev as Alexander Rutskoy
• Alexander Klyukvin as Valentin Pavlov
• Pavel Danilov as Boris Pugo
• Elena Lyamina as Elena Okulova
• Alexander Shavrin as Gennady Yanayev
• Valentina Sharykina as Emma Yazova

Criticism

• Тhree days and 20 years (in Russian)

References

External links

• Yeltsin: Three Days in August at IMDb
• Five must-watch films about Russian politics
• На НТВ премьера художественного фильма, основанного на реальных событиях

На других языках

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- [en] Yeltsin: Three Days in August

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[ru] Ельцин. Три дня в августе

«Ельцин. Три дня в августе» — художественный фильм о Московских событиях 18—21 августа 1991 года и распаде СССР. Режиссёр фильма — Александр Мохов, главные роли сыграли Дмитрий Назаров и Владимир Юматов.

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