Elated by the defeat of a hard-line Communist coup in August 1991, thousands of mostly young Muscovites gathered in front of the K.G.B. headquarters and argued over how best to seal their victory with a bold, symbolic act.
New York Times: In Russia, they tore down lots of statues, but little changed
A crowd watches the statue of KGB founder Felix Dzerzhinsky being toppled, 22 August 1991 on Loubianskaya square in Moscow.
