Gorbachev's failure in lithuania
Auteur :
Senn, Alfred Erich
Éditeur :
Palgrave USA
ISBN :
9780312124571
Date de publication :
19 juin 1995
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
From 11 to 14 January 1990, Mikhail Gorbachev went to Lithuania to persuade the leaders of that rebel Soviet republic to remain within the traditional Soviet system; from 11 to 13 January 1991, Soviet troops killed unarmed civilians in Vilnius in an effort to persuade the people of Lithuania to overthrow their leaders;