The Russian Revolution of ’90-91 continues: The coup against President Mikhail Gorbachev, of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, collapses after it is publicly opposed by President Boris Yeltsin, of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic.
[restored 2/17/2023]
Subsequent Events:
References:
“Today in History,” Orange County (California) Register, 21 August 2009, News:3.