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Text 431 Vilnius Incident

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    An unusual atmosphere spreads on the streets of Vilnius. A fire of restlessness spreads from people's hearts and continues to grow in contact with each other. The resentment and dissatisfaction of the past are accumulating. The huge feelings seem to only need an outlet.  Only through the mouth can it be discharged.

    There are no goods in the stores, and social welfare policies are not implemented. The three Baltic countries have very different backgrounds from Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania. The latter three countries have received strong support from China, especially in financial credit and consumption.  In terms of commodity exports, especially Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, because they did not experience the kind of conflict and changes in Romania, directly under the support of China's semi-instruction or semi-control, almost some areas reversed their decline within a year.

    Economists and industrial experts from China have helped the above-mentioned countries adjust their industrial economies. Large amounts of RMB investment have revitalized some companies. Substantial tariff reductions and exemptions have also made the local consumer market more prosperous, similar to China's more flexible  The socialist market economy has also allowed some smart-minded people to start going overseas to engage in industrial and commercial activities. Generally speaking, although their crisis has not been completely overcome, they can clearly see signs of improvement.

    Lithuania is not so lucky. They even hope to join the liberal democratic capitalist camp, but they look down upon Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and other countries that still retain their socialist systems.  However, the countries they yearn for will not provide them with large-scale economic support and assistance like China.

    Although Lithuania declared independence in 1990, no one has recognized this independence. In fact, Lithuania's political power is still the Soviet government, and there have been no drastic changes in the system.  Facing economic difficulties and being instigated by Western fighters and domestic nationalists, Vilnius residents finally began to take to the streets to demonstrate in factories and schools.  However, this demonstration soon turned into a large-scale riot, the order in Vilnius collapsed, and the trend of anti-Soviet and complete independence became more obvious.

    In Moscow, Gorbachev was worried about being frequently challenged by Yeltsin and even felt confused. He wanted to control the separatist forces in Lithuania, but he was more worried that the top leaders of the Soviet Communist Party would be ignored by the forces led by Yeltsin. If  If Russia completely becomes virtually independent from the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union will basically be finished.

    But Lithuania really can't ignore this matter. No one knows whether Lithuania, which has already declared independence once, will really strengthen its determination this time, promulgate a new constitution, and then completely separate from the alliance.  Not even the Soviet skin is needed.

    Military hardliner and Defense Minister General Yazov convened relevant personnel to introduce the situation in Lithuania to Gorbachev, and pointed out the dangerous consequences if left unchecked.  However, Gorbachev had no intention of listening carefully to these contents. He just waved his hand and said to Yazov: "I believe in the military's ability to handle the situation. Just give it a try and let me know the results."

    When Yazov heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He was promoted by Gorbachev. It was Gorbachev who took a fancy to him during his inspection, which is why he was able to rise so quickly.  But he had already figured out the weaknesses of Gorbachev's character. This man was a typical man with great ambitions and indecisiveness. He was very irresponsible. If this matter was done well, it wouldn't matter. If it was done badly, the military would probably do it.  Someone is going to be pushed out as a scapegoat.

    The Soviet Union has always been careless and careless in dealing with the rebellious sentiments and riots in the Union Republics. Their favorite thing is to directly send out airborne troops and transport aviation troops, and then occupy facilities such as local TV stations, and then clear them out. So for later generations,  Many people joke that the cornerstone of the Soviet Union's maintenance of local rule is airborne and transport aviation.

    The crackdown on Vilnius was quickly launched. On January 1, the Soviet army appeared on the streets of Vilnius, and paratroopers occupied the Lithuanian Homeland Security Bureau building, cutting off the ability of Lithuania's official armed forces to resist.  Immediately, the press building was also occupied, which was also an old routine of the Soviets to suppress local areas.  On the 2nd, after the paratroopers, the tank troops rushed into the city. They did not realize that their actions would be under the spotlight. Even though the Soviet army was relatively peaceful and did not shoot anything, but that kind of  Bullying is based on strength. When those news photos show Soviet tanks driving on the road and angry Lithuanians confronting Soviet soldiers, people will only admire the courage of these Vilnius people, but will not think that the Soviet army is restrained.  His dislike of the Soviet army naturally rose sharply.

    This kind of disgust is not only generated by Lithuanians and Westerners, but also by the Soviet media that have been completely corrupted by Gorbachev. This argument naturally leads to negative consequences.

    At 1:03 a.m. on the 13th, 10 tanks surrounded the Lithuanian Television Building. KGB special forces forcibly occupied the building.??The Soviet troops did not cause casualties.  A few hours ago, Lithuanian Radio had broadcast news: Moscow began to attack the sovereign country of the Republic of Lithuania.

    "But just because the Soviet army and the KGB didn't want to hurt people, it doesn't mean that some people don't.  During the capture of the TV building that night, a group of Lithuanian ultra-nationalist militants, in order to escalate the trouble, shot at the crowd below from the TV building, killing 14 people. The ensuing chaos also led to the arrest of a KGB security force  of special forces soldiers died, resulting in a total of 15 deaths.

    The bloody incident immediately ignited people's anger and dissatisfaction with the Soviet Union, and even became an important excuse for radicals led by Yeltsin to attack Gorbachev.  Yeltsin strongly condemned Gorbachev's deployment of troops to suppress the Lithuanian people, denouncing it as violent, bloody and anti-democratic. Those involved must be held accountable and punished.

    The Vilnius incident turned out to be just as Yazov expected. After the chaos occurred, Map Head did not have the courage to take responsibility for his subordinates. Instead, he tried his best to distance himself from responsibility, emphasizing that the order was not given by him, but by himself.  It was the local and military leaders who were too arbitrary and brutal and used the wrong method.

    Gorbachev did not realize at all that the more he said this, the more he would disappoint the officials and military members who supported him. They worked hard for Gorbachev, but in the end when something went wrong they could only become the scapegoat.  Instead of dealing with it, Gorbachev, who gave orders instead, acted like a normal person.  This is not the first time. After the Vilnius incident, the Soviet military began to become even more alienated from Gorbachev.

    At this time, the most ridiculous scene appeared, an anti-separatist suppressive activity. Logically speaking, the Russians should be more tolerant of this. After all, they were protecting the Soviet Union, and the main body of the Soviet Union was the Russians.  But instead, after the bloody incident in Vilnius broke out, more than 100,000 people took to the streets in Moscow and began to chant anti-CPSU and anti-Golgolfsky slogans.

    Of course, Yeltsin put a lot of effort into this, and even the main organizers of these demonstrations were his party members. The purpose was to create an atmosphere where Gorbachev was already angry and unpopular, so as to prepare for the subsequent implementation of his own policies and destruction.  The Soviet Union prepared.

    On February 9, Lithuania held a referendum, and 90% of the citizens supported national independence. Estonia and Latvia also held referendums respectively. Although the proportion was smaller than Lithuania, they still accounted for the majority and chose independence from the Soviet Union.

    The internal and external troubles faced by the Soviet Union have become more obvious

    Outside the Kremlin, it has become like Western countries, with demonstrations and demonstrations everywhere. The crowd is naturally divided into two groups. One group supports Yeltsin. They shouted loudly: "Yeltsin is right, Gorbachev is right."  Husband was wrong"

    The slogan shouted by Gorbachev's supporters was: "Trial the people's representatives of Yeltsin's gang, this is your Stalingrad"

    At this time, Gorbachev did another stupid thing. His party clearly occupied the key propaganda channels in the Soviet Union, but failed to make good use of these channels. Instead, Yeltsin beat him down.

    In mid-February, Yeltsin asked Soviet television to provide him with an hour of speech time.  Gorbachev was shaken. He told the person in charge of the TV station: "Just give Yeltsin two minutes on Channel 2."

    On the 19th, Yeltsin finally appeared in a TV interview. At this time, he had transformed from a CP man to a Western-like political figure. His speech was tough and straightforward, and he was very popular with some Soviets and Russians who were dissatisfied with the status quo.

    During the interview, Yeltsin first talked about a lot of innocuous things. Just when the TV producers felt bored because he didn't have any explosive news, suddenly Yeltsin changed the subject and blasted Gorbachev's tyranny in the last few minutes of the program.  , saying that he was betraying the people and clearly demanding that he step down.

    ¡°In fact, there were voices calling for Gorbachev to step down before, but by raising this point in such a public and effective occasion, Yeltsin¡¯s words had huge influence and repercussions.  Some people even strongly agreed with Yeltsin after reflection, believing that Gorbachev had brought chaos and should step down to take responsibility.  At this time, Gorbachev cowardly chose to remain silent, but the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union passed a resolution condemning Yeltsin's statement.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? off  At the central plenary session held in late April, several local party secretaries attacked Goh's reforms, saying they had brought chaos.  Gorbachev lost control of his emotions and offered to resign. After saying that, he ignored others and returned to his office.

    The plenary session of the Central Committee was forced to be interrupted for more than two hours. The Central Committee members were at a loss as to what to do and had to discuss the current situation in small groups.  Since the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was already depleted and there was no candidate to replace Gorbachev, the Politburo finally announced: For the best interests of the party, it begged the General Secretary to withdraw his order.  The reason why Gorbachev agreed to continue serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was "for the highest interests of the party."  But when this farce broke out, many SuParty members were extremely disappointed and disgusted with Gossi, and they did not believe that he could lead the Soviet Union.

    Poll results show that Gorbachev's approval rate remained at 60-70% a year ago. By the first quarter of 1991, his approval rate continued to drop to only about 10%.
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