The 1991 Soviet coup d'etat attempt, also known as the August Putsch. The state of emergency was declared in the country and troops brought into Moscow.
- Categories: Human Interest, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 19.08.1991
- Date published: 28.12.2011
- Author: Igor Mikhalev
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Mih-K02_0938, 35 mm slide
- Media: JPEG, 5336x3300px, 3.1Mb