Ancient Grudges Surface Across Soviet Republics
The article notes rising ethnic grievances from Central Asia to the Baltics as independence movements surface in Armenia Azerbaijan Latvia Lithuania Moldavia Estonia and Ukraine challenging Moscow. Gorbachev warns that growing demands could unravel the union amid glasnost reforms and regional tensions.
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Moscow
Central Asia
Caucasus
E ‘Mands
Moldavia
Ukraine
Baltics
Soviet Union
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Lithuania
Gorbachev
Tyrein
Glasnostbachev
Armenia
Latvia
Litonia
Estonia
Ethnic and National Movements Stir Soviet Regions
A wide array of unrest tracks ethnic and national movements across Soviet republics. Nakhichevan votes on secession, Lithuania backs independence, Georgia faces forced resettlements, Moldova and Ukraine seek autonomy, and ethnic Germans in Russia consider emigration to West Germany. The piece notes language policy shifts, Stalin era population transfers, and ongoing cultural pressures in the Caucasus, Baltics, and Central Asia.
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Alexander III
Lenin
Casia
Baltics
Baltic Reaf
Latvia
Azerbaijan-Armenia
No Karabakh
Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Litvanian Communist Party
Moscow
Georgia
Fergana Valley
Ukraine
Russia
West Germany
Kazakhstan
Stent
Mikhail
Gorbachev
Stalin
Shipyard's Fate After Buyer Pulls Out
In Gdansk the fate of the century old shipyard hangs by a thread as Barbara Piasecka Johnson withdraws a bid to buy 55 percent of the enterprise the Solidarity leaders had backed Lech Walesa faces questions about the stalled deal and the future of Eastern Europe's famed yard.
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Poland
Solidarity
Europe
Barbara Piasecka Johnson
Red
Lech Walesa
Walesa
Lis
Coeree Revels
Gheorghe Biaconescu
Securitate
Toad Camasnescu
Ixbiscinescu
Cockaie Tae
Remnants Of Secret Police Harass Romanian Soldiers
Reports from Bucharest say Securitate forces continue firing on soldiers and civilians amid post coup turmoil. An anonymous source says three soldiers died and leaflets call for a day of revenge on Ceausescu’s birthday.
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Romania
Securitate
Nicolae Ceausescu
Elena
Adevarul
Ceausescu
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