A group of communist hardliners staged a coup against Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms 22 years ago today on Aug. 19, 1991. The coup collapsed when troops defected, though not before Boris Yeltsin — who had recently been elected the President — made a memorable speech in defense of the parliament, standing atop a tank in front of the parliament building.
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