Coup 1991
Moscow, Russia, 02-09-1991 Boris Yeltsin supporters cheer as tanks withdraw back to baracks after threatening to attack the White House. Moscows First Coup de Etat put President Gorbachev under house arrest in his Black Sea resort, while future president Boris Yeltsin occupied the parliament resisting the communist coup leaders.
photo : Klaus Reisinger | REF. K270406054