Lithuanian independence and Gorbachev’s power
- Title
- Lithuanian independence and Gorbachev’s power
- Genre
- News report
- TX Date
- 12 Mar 1990
- Year of production
- 1990
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- Duration
- 00:00:36
- Description
- Sue Jameson reports from Moscow on the emergency meeting in Russia to decide whether to give Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev executive powers in the wake of Lithuania’s declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
- Contributors
- Sue Jameson
- Keywords
- Government; USSR; Independence; Political power; Mikhail Gorbachev; Lithuania; Baltic States
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LBC/IRN, "Lithuanian independence and Gorbachev’s power". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0002800373011 (Accessed 10 Jun 2025)