January Events
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The January Events were a series of violent confrontations between the civilian population of Lithuania, supporting independence, and the Soviet Armed Forces. The events took place between 11 and 13 J
A man with a Lithuanian flag in front of a Soviet tank, 13 January 1991
A rally in Vingis Park to commemorate and condemn the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact in 1988, organized by Sąjūdis
Unarmed civilians defend the Lithuanian Press House from Soviet Airborne Forces troopers, January 1991
Preparation for the anticipated Soviet assault inside the parliament building, the Seimas Palace, 13 January.
Mykolas Burokevičius
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Mykolas Burokevičius was a communist political leader in Lithuania. After the Communist Party of Lithuania separated from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he established alternative pro-CPSU C
January Events
…leaving from there we had to hide behind the armoured vehicles." In 1996, two members of the Central Committee of Communist Party of the Lithuanian SSR, Mykolas Burokevičius and Juozas Jermalavičius, were given prison sentences for their involvement in the January Events. In 1999, the Vilnius District Court sentenced six…
Burokevičius in 2006