Seventeen Years Ago
Balts are now marking the anniversary of the "January Events" of 1991 in Lithuania and Latvia, when thousands of unarmed civilians defended our fledgling democratic institutions from Soviet aggression. The clip below is from Juris Podnieks' documentary Krustceļš (The Crossroads); the photograph above is from the Support Fund, where there are additional photos and a chronology of events.
Labels: baltic states, barricades, latvia, lithuania
posted by Pēteris Cedriņš at 13:55
7 Comments:
Gewalt = Faschismus = Gewalt.
The events of January 13 being brutal - the story leading up to that bloody event shouldnt be forgotten. Economic embargo, artificial food and energy price hikes. The violent Yedinstvo demonstrations. The forced collapse of government.
All arranged and orchestrated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POHqwKPs7RU
God bless and long live Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
On a lighter note Peteri:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDhbvfvMd34
Best regards poor cousin.
Vidas
Ačiū, Vidai!
I don't remember excactly, but without direct contacts I stayed tuned during several sleepless nights in Germany. Waiting for any information offered by german broadcasts. It was so pity to rely on some random sources, tv, news agancies. No internet. Argh.
The gory side of Gorby.
I would delete Andrius' comment -- but may as well permit public observation of his mental condition.
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