The coup of 1991. (1991)

Moscow.

The area in front of the White House.

Tanks, Muscovites and around the tanks (many shots).

Muscovites to distribute leaflets.

Bulldozer with a bucket in front of the White House.

A group of people with the flag of Ukraine.

Young Muscovites are sitting on the tank.

Guitarist sings.

Flowers in the barrel of a gun.

Interview with the correspondent of the Russian TV

State of the "Ostankino";

about the shooting on everyday camera;

the historical value of footage.

Interview with a student at Moscow State University of journalistic debut.

Journalists interviewing young people lying on the grass.

Barricades in front of White House.

Interview with Moscow about divisions, defected to Yeltsin.

The people at the barricades, and interviews.

Muscovites group discusses the location of Mikhail Gorbachev.

Caricature of the Emergency Committee members.

Stretching on the bus, "Down with the Communist criminals!"

Armed soldiers on the roof of the White House.

Top view of the area.

Barricades.

People in the area (many shots).

The windows of the White House.

In the offices of the officials on the phone.

Night.

Lighted windows of the White House.

A crowd of people in the square, noise,

chant "Yeltsin!

Yeltsin! ".

August 20, 1991

Moscow.

Anti-government forces on Tverskaya Street.

Soldiers in helmets, with the weapon.

Muscovites communicate with the soldiers, their shame.

A column of tanks on Tverskaya Street, around the crowd of people in civilian clothes.

Tankman give Yeltsin's decree on illegal actions of the Emergency Committee.

On the wall hangs an appeal to the people.

Big signature Yeltsin Silaeva, Khasbulatov.

Muscovites reading it.

City Council building is guarded by soldiers.

Armed soldiers from the pedestal of Lenin.

Muscovites communicate with the commander of the platoon.

Alexander A. Bogolyubov, deputy of the Moscow City Council,

talking to the commander, a senior lieutenant Ignatov.

Heated discussion.

Bogolyubov presidential decree read out of the RSFSR Boris Yeltsin

the criminal seizure of power by members of the Emergency Committee.

Moscow.

Armoured personnel carriers are in the park

(Shooting from a moving vehicle).

Tverskaya Square.

Rally in support of Yeltsin

the monument to Yuri Dolgoruky.

Muscovites with the Russian flag.

Poster "Yeltsin calls for a strike."

The building of the Moscow City Council.

People make noise and clamor.

Representative of the party "Democratic Union"

a raised voice speaks of "criminals,

a coup d'etat. "

Interview with Muscovites about communist military coup

Gorbachev's position.

Armored personnel carriers drive on Tverskaya Street.

People were running, blocking traffic.

Waylaid by armored personnel carriers.

Shouting "Shame!

Fascists! ".

Civil Muscovites in armored personnel carriers.

People talking with the military.

ronetransportery leave.

People applauded, shouting "Hurrah!".

The chant "Yeltsin!

Yeltsin! ".

APC at the monument to Dolgorukov.

The crowd surrounded him.

People argued with police.

Men and women in the APC,

talking with the military, trying to persuade them to leave.

Chanting "Freedom", "The Army and the people».

Military vehicles with soldiers on Tverskaya Street.

The crowd of Muscovites block their movement.

Armored personnel carriers with people leaving.

People gathered around a man with a loudspeaker.

He read out an appeal to the civilian and military.

Requirement does not obey the Emergency Committee,

return to constitutional order in the country,

call for a general indefinite strike.

People applauded, shouting "Hurrah!".

Street cafe, people at the tables.

Near military vehicles, soldiers with guns.

Correspondent asks questions the soldiers, they do not respond.

Interview with Muscovites about the coup.

People argue different opinions.