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unusual facts about January events



Kuji, Iwate

After 1991 January events in Lithuania, then-Mayor of Kuji city Yoshiaki Kuji condemned military actions of Soviet Union by sending a protest note to the General Secretary of the CPSU Mikhail Gorbachev.

Philipp Bobkov

As described in his official biography, Bobkov was personally engaged in resolving ethnic conflicts in the Soviet Union, including Sumgait pogrom, Events in Vilnius, 1989 pogroms in the Fergana valley in Uzbekistan, Almaty revolt in 1986, January 1991 events in Latvia, and many others.


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