Waving red flags, the mostly elderly protesters voiced their regret that the group of Communist hardliners failed in their attempt to oust Mikhail Gorbachev from power in1991.

• 他们中绝大多数为老年者，挥舞着红旗，高呼着，借以表达对1991年共产党强硬派未能使米凯尔.；戈尔巴乔夫下台的遗憾。