Rallies and demonstrations in Moscow (1989-1991)

A speaker addresses a rally in Moscow in support of the restoration of the Kazan Cathedral on Red Square.

A panoramic view of part of the rally.

A man holds a handwritten banner calling for the restoration of the Kazan Cathedral and a VOOPIK signature sheet, and approaches the speaker.

One of the rally participants signs the sheet.

The next speaker takes the floor.

A view of the rally in support of the restoration of the Kazan Cathedral, with a speaker with a megaphone in the foreground (back).

A speaker wearing a VOOPIK badge and the Russian tricolor speaks into a megaphone.

A man holds a crumpled sheet of paper calling for the restoration of the Kazan Cathedral in his raised hand.

Rally participants sign the signature sheet.

The face of the man collecting signatures is visible.

A rally participant holds a document.

A speaker speaks into a megaphone.

A panoramic view shows police officers standing on the steps.

A banner calling for the release of Vaclav Havel is seen at one of the rallies.

The face of a participant in a Memorial Society rally, the medal bars on his jacket, and a panorama of the rally.

The face of a participant in a Popular Front rally outlining the movement's program.

The faces of participants in a Popular Front demonstration carrying banners with slogans and giving interviews along the way.

Cameramen, journalists, and police officers stand near a bus; a police officer approaches a cameraman with a television camera.

Demonstrators carry a portrait of Gorbachev.