Subj : Today in History - 1991
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Aug 09 2023 07:13:46

09 August 1991 - SOVIET PRESIDENT GORBACHEV UNDER HOUSE ARREST: The
'Gang of Eight,' unhappy with President Mikhail Gorbachev's policies,
attempt to take over the Soviet Union's government. Tanks patrol Moscow, Gorbachev is placed under house arrest, and tens of thousands of citizens are out in the streets protesting against the August coup.

The 1991 Soviet coup d'etat attempt, also known as the August Coup, was a failed attempt by hardliners of the Soviet Union's Communist Party to forcibly seize control of the country from Mikhail Gorbachev, who was Soviet President and General Secretary of the Communist Party at the time. The coup leaders consisted of top military and civilian officials, including Vice President Gennady Yanayev, who together formed the State Committee on the State of Emergency (GKChP). They opposed Gorbachev's reform program, were angry at the loss of control over Eastern European states and fearful of the USSR's New Union Treaty which was on the verge of being signed. The treaty was to decentralize much of the central Soviet government's power and distribute it among its fifteen republics.

The GKChP hardliners dispatched KGB agents, who detained Gorbachev at his holiday estate but failed to detain the recently elected president of a newly reconstituted Russia, Boris Yeltsin, who had been both an ally and critic of Gorbachev. The GKChP was poorly organized and met with effective resistance by both Yeltsin and a civilian campaign of anti-authoritarian protesters, mainly in Moscow. The coup collapsed in two days, and Gorbachev returned to office while the plotters all lost their posts.

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      Title: Boris & Natasha's Print Russian Katleti Recipe
 Categories: Poultry, Pork, Vegetables, Herbs, Breads
      Yield: 9 Servings

      1 lb Ground pork
      1 lb Ground turkey
      1 md Onion graded
    1/2 c  White bread crumbs
      1    Egg
      2 tb Fine chopped parsley
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Garlic powder
    1/4 ts Ground pepper
      1 tb Mayo
           Olive Oil

  Grate onion and chop parsley.

  Use mixer bowl to combine meat, 1/2 cup of bread crumbs,
  spices (1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/4 tsp
  ground pepper), 1 egg, 1 Tbsp of mayo, onion and
  parsley. Mix everything well on a lower speed setting
  (#3), or combine ingredients by hand if no mixer is
  available.

  Form patties using ice cream scoop to make even
  portions. Makes approx. 20 patties. (don't try to
  flatten them once they are on the skillet or juices will
  seep out).

  Heat about 4 Tbsp of olive oil over medium/high heat and
  saute the patties (adding more oil if necessary) until
  browned on both sides ( approx. 3 min on per side),
  flipping twice so they don't burn. Set your oven to
  400+|F/205+|C.

  Remove patties of the skillet and place them in a glass
  baking dish. Cover dish with foil and bake for 10
  minutes.

  Enjoy!

  Servings: 8 - 10

  RECIPE FROM: https://natashaskitchen.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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