August 1991 (film)

August 1991 is a 2005 Russian documentary film directed by Yulia Kiselyova. The film chronicles the events of the August Coup, a failed attempt by hard-line members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to seize control of the country from President Mikhail Gorbachev. Through archival footage and interviews with key figures involved, the film provides a detailed account of the three days that shook the Soviet Union and ultimately contributed to its dissolution. The documentary explores the motivations of the coup plotters, the reactions of the public, and the role of Boris Yeltsin in resisting the coup and consolidating power.