Boris Yeltsin on the Tank. August 1991, halting soviet officials attempted coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev.
Boris Yeltsin on the Tank, August 1991
Description: In August 1991, hardline Soviet officials attempted a coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev, seeking to halt political reforms and preserve the USSR. During the crisis, Boris Yeltsin famously climbed atop a tank outside the Russian parliament in Moscow, defiantly condemning the coup and rallying public resistance.