

On August 19, 1991, a state of emergency was declared in Moscow and troops brought in to the city. Barricades near the Government House.
- Categories: Human Interest, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 20.08.1991
- Date published: 07.10.2009
- Author: Vladimir Fedorenko
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: DP91-3105, 35 mm slide
- Media: JPEG, 5354x3544px, 5.9Mb