Reawakening of Nationalism in the Soviet Union Flashcards
Gorbachev
Radical and Apparatchik
Baltic States
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Popular Fronts formed in Baltic
1988
Economic Blockade on Lithuania
April 1990
Soviets killed Lithuanians
13 civilians
Transcaucasia
Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Armenian-Azerbaijan Conflict over
Nagorno-Karabakh District
Azerbaijan’s blockade on Armenia
July 1988
Armenians killed
91
Gorby’s response to Azerbaijan state of emergency
26,000 Soviets killed 130 Azerbaijan
Georgian demands for independence
100,000 in government offices
Soviet Response to Georgia
19 killed, 200 wounded
Central Asian Republics
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Gorbachev failure in Central Asian Republics
Replacement of ethnic leaders with Russians (tried to purge corrupt officials)
Western Republics
Moldavia(Moldova), Ukraine, Belarus