Through 1990 and 1991 Gorbachev searched for a solution as his approval rates went into the tank.
1990年和1991年间,戈尔巴乔夫的支持率下降,他也在寻求解决方案
Gorbachev finally invented a so called "Union Treaty," which would somehow hold the USSR together in some way agreeable to everyone involved.
他最终发明了所谓的“新联盟条约”,可以以某种方式将整个苏联联合在一起,符合各方的心意
While Gorbachev was on vacation in August 1991,
1991年8月,戈尔巴乔夫休假的时候
a group of old-school military and KGB leaders staged a coup de tat in Moscow, a revolution if you will.
一群老派军人和克格勃首领在莫斯科上演了一出政变,或者也可以称为革命
While Gorbachev waited under house arrest, Boris Yeltsin, now President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic,
戈尔巴乔夫被软禁起来,时任苏俄最高苏维埃主席的鲍里斯·叶利钦
stood on a tank outside the Soviet White House and rallied the common people of Moscow to his side.
站在苏维埃白宫外的一架坦克上召集莫斯科的百姓站到自己的阵线上
The coup was unorganized and unsupported by either the military or the people, it collapsed after three days.
这场政变未经组织,也没有得到军队或是民众的支持,因此三天后就告吹了
Gorbachev was freed from arrest and he returned to Moscow, but his fifteen minutes so to speak were up.
戈尔巴乔夫获得释放,回到了莫斯科,但是属于他的舞台时间可以说已经结束
He was still the official head of the Soviet state,
他仍然是苏维埃政府的官方首领
but Yeltsin who was the president of Russia enjoyed much more popular support and, therefore, much more clout.
但是俄罗斯总统叶利钦得到了更多的支持,有更强的影响力
Power was gravitating towards the individual republics, and away from the Soviet Union.
权力偏向个体共和国而不再偏向苏联