The withdrawal of the Soviet/Russian armed forces and the end of the occupation
The withdrawal of the Soviet/Russian armed forces and the end of the occupation
Essay of the chronology of the troop withdrawal negotiations
Author(s): Vladimir YarmolenkoSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Asociatia Romana pentru Studii Baltice si Nordice
Keywords: Lithuania; foreign occupation; Russian troops; Soviet Union; Neostalinism, historical memory
Summary/Abstract: This speech discusses the withdrawal of the Russian troops from the Republic of Lithuania mostly based on some personal recollections and the integration of research conclusions reached so far in the scholarly literature. The paper outlines the international environment which made the withdrawal of Russian troops from Lithuania possible, the goals of the Lithuanian side and the peaceful means to achieve them as well as the responsibility of foreign occupations resting upon the shoulders of Russian state then and now, as the legal heir of the Soviet Union. This speech is to be perceived as an exercise of historical memory.
Journal: Revista Română de Studii Baltice şi Nordice
- Issue Year: 8/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 103-111
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English, Romanian