August 19, 1991. Tanks on Moscow's Red Square during abortive coup staged by several Soviet leaders, members of the so-called State Committee for the State of Emergency. They proclaimed a nationwide state of emergency and ordered troops to enter Moscow.
- Categories: Human Interest, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 19.08.1991
- Date published: 01.10.2007
- Author: Vladimir Rodionov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: 91-5440, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 3585x2362px, 3.3Mb