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Gorbachev's Failure in Lithuania
Alfred Erich Senn
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Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
The world watched first in fascination, then in horror, and eventually in amazement. 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; then, in September 1991 Gorbachev, presiding over the collapse of the Soviet Union, recognized Lithuanian independence. It was Lithuania, above all, that demonstrated to the world the empire's bankruptcy. The book takes the reader ... Read more
The world watched first in fascination, then in horror, and eventually in amazement. 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; then, in September 1991 Gorbachev, presiding over the collapse of the Soviet Union, recognized Lithuanian independence. It was Lithuania, above all, that demonstrated to the world the empire's bankruptcy. The book takes the reader ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312124571
SKU
V9780312124571
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