As 1991 Coup Shook Moscow, Tajikistan Watched And Waited

When hard-line communist officials seized control of the Soviet government 20 years ago this week, the fates of the USSR's 15 republics were on the line. In Tajikistan, pro-democracy reformists were poised to take action, but the country's president was standing in their way. Produced by Akram Kahhrov, RFE/RL's Tajik Service