Coup Attempt in Moscow in August 1991 (CBS News) (1991)

Video recording about the CBC News programme. After the failure of the coup attempt in Moscow in August 1991, there are still alarming mood in the Baltic communities in Canada. Expatriate Latvians in Toronto have gathered to the church service at St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church in order to express support towards the state independence of Latvia. Viesturs Zarins and Valdis Liepins, representatives of Latvian community, are holding speeches. Press conference of the Canadian Baltic Federation is held in Toronto where the Canadian government is asked for diplomatic recognition of the Baltic States that have regained their independence. Laas Leivat, representative of Estonians, and Andrew Guzkowski, representative of Polish, are holding their speeches.
Family members are welcoming Canadian athletes arriving from Moscow at the Pearson Airport, Toronto.