On 19 August 1991, an unsuccessful attempt at a coup d'état took place in Moscow when a small group of prominent Soviet functionaries failed to regain power due to large pro-democracy demonstrations in Russia.
Pada 19 Agustus 1991, percobaan tak sukses kudeta bertempat di Moskow dimana sebuah kelompok kecil fungsionaris Soviet gagal untuk mengembalikan kekuatan karena besarnya demonstrasi pro-demokrasi di Rusia.