Webum > Society > History > By Region > Europe > Russia > Soviet Union > August 1991 Coup 18-19 August 1991 A minute-by-minute chronology of the first day of the coup attempt against Mikhael Gorbachev. 20 August 1991 A by-the-minute chronology of the second day of the coup attempt against Gorbachev. 21 August 1991 Chronology of the final day of the Soviet coup and its collapse. Moscow Times: Ten Years After The Coup Collection of article dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the GKChP. Russia.Net - History Chronological description of the events that led to the coup and its unfolding. Help build the biggest human edited directory on the internet Add your website - Open Directory Project - Become an editor