The August Coup: The Destruction of the Soviet Union and the Making of New Russia 1985-1991: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The August Coup: The Destruction of the Soviet Union and the Making of New Russia 1985-1991 runs 14.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Leighton Pugh (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 14.5 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Leighton Pugh
Leighton Pugh narrates 210 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,436 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
762 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The August Coup: The Destruction of the Soviet Union and the Making of New Russia 1985-1991 is an audiobook by Robert Service: a 14.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Leighton Pugh, released June 11, 2026, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Leighton Pugh
- Released
- June 11, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781529065800
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The August Coup: The Destruction of the Soviet Union and the Making of New Russia 1985-1991 as an audiobook?
The August Coup: The Destruction of the Soviet Union and the Making of New Russia 1985-1991 runs 14.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.
Is The August Coup: The Destruction of the Soviet Union and the Making of New Russia 1985-1991 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The August Coup: The Destruction of the Soviet Union and the Making of New Russia 1985-1991?
The August Coup: The Destruction of the Soviet Union and the Making of New Russia 1985-1991 is narrated by Leighton Pugh.
Is The August Coup: The Destruction of the Soviet Union and the Making of New Russia 1985-1991 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.8 hours.