n January of 1991 Latvia, which had declared independence from Soviet Union in previous year, was attacked by pro-soviet forces, notably OMON of Riga. Events that took place on 13 - 27 January1991 are known as "The Barricades" because of barricades built for defence of strategic objects (mainly in the capital city Riga and nearby Ulbroka, as well as Kuldīga and Liepāja). At least 7 people were killed, and in total 15611 people have registered themselves as participants of the Barricades. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1991_events_in_Latvia
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. . ? , - : Loreta Asanavičiūtė, Virginijus Druskis, Darius Gerbutavičius, Rolandas Jankauskas, Rimantas Juknevičius, Alvydas Kanapinskas, Algimantas Petras Kavoliukas, Vidas Macinkevičius, Titas Masiulis, Alvydas Matulka, Apolinaras Juozas Povilaitis, Ignas Šimulionis, Vytautas Vaitkus, Vytautas Koncevičius. , . , .
, YouTube - (-). Soviet troops vs unarmed Lithuanian civilians, Vilnius 1991: