August 19, 1991 a Day Russia Remembers as “Tanks and Barricades”…

Tanks and barricades on Moscow’s streets: August 19, 1991

19:13 19/08/2010 In the early hours of August 19, 1991, senior Soviet officials who disagreed with Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms and the new version of the Union Treaty, set up the State Committee for State of Emergency.Read More – >>