Chapter 249 Lithuanian Independence

If he hadn't experienced history first-hand, Seryozha would not have realized that everything would have happened so quickly. The news has continued to report Romanian news during this time. Seryozha couldn't believe his eyes. The Ceausescu family, which had ruled Romania for decades, was executed bloody and brutally by the angry people within a month. In addition, various protests, demonstrations, and conflicts have plunged almost all countries in the socialist camp into endless turmoil.

In the Democratic Republic of Germany, the Berlin Wall has completely become a decoration, and the people of East Germany no longer have to risk their lives to go to West Germany. People drive satellite cars in groups to pass through the checkpoint near the Berlin Wall and go to West Germany to purchase goods. goods, and the police force stationed at the Berlin Wall did not even need to check any documents. After removing the stumbling block of Honecker, the German Socialist Unity Party began to revise the party constitution and abandon a dictatorship system. The East German government has already begun to prepare for a general election with the participation of all the people to determine the new ruling party of East Germany. Judging from the current situation, there is no possibility for the SED to win the election.

In Czechoslovakia, at the request of the people, the Czech Communist Party also adopted the policy of revising the party constitution and abandoning the one-stage system. The reform direction of Czechoslovakia is exactly the same as that of the Democratic Germany. They are also preparing for the first general election in which all people participate , and before the election, the Czech Communist Party had completely split into two entirely new parties.

In addition, in Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and even Albania, which broke with the Soviet Union, although the process is different, the overall context is exactly the same. The people set off large-scale protests, the ruling party chose to compromise and give up its ruling position, and then held a general election. The party that originally occupied the ruling position was completely defeated and the party assets were confiscated. The similarity of this process is striking, and not only in Eastern Europe, but even the Soviet Union's southern neighbor, the Mongolian People's Republic, seems to be going through something similar.

The series of changes taking place on the doorstep of the Soviet Union has made the Soviets feel overwhelmed, and the Soviet Union is now the time when the postwar baby boomer generation has fully grown up. Young people under the age of forty are the absolute main force of the Soviet population. And after seeing the series of changes in their neighbors and former allies, they also had more thoughts about their own country. As early as when Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania staged the farce of the Baltic Road, many Russians went to Pushkin Square to support this act of splitting the country. And there are not a few Soviet young people who have been thoroughly brainwashed by the West.

Since Tbilisi, armed repression has proven to be a dead end. The Tbilisi incident once caused an uproar at home and abroad, and the Soviet Union almost fell into the quagmire of being blocked and sanctioned again. Therefore, since the Tbilisi incident, although larger-scale conflicts broke out in the three Baltic countries, the leadership headed by Gorbachev has maintained restraint from beginning to end, and they always hope to solve the problems of the three Baltic countries through dialogue.

However, although Gorbachev has the heart to have a good talk with the leaders of the three Baltic countries. But people may not accept this love. In Lithuania, Lithuania initiated a vote at the Council of Soviets on whether to secede from the USSR. This move split Lithuania into two camps, pro-Soviet and anti-Soviet.

However, in Lithuania, after all, the Lithuanian nation occupies the vast majority, so the pro-Soviet camp has always been in a weak position. Although the Central Committee repeatedly refused to recognize the results of the Lithuanian Soviet Conference vote, the vote was still held as planned.

Long before the vote, Gorbachev and the top leaders of the CPSU made successive speeches, announcing that the central government would refuse to recognize the result of the vote regardless of the result of the vote at the Lithuanian Soviet Conference. After the vote ended, the results were announced. About 70% of the representatives of the Lithuanian Supreme Soviet participated in the vote, and more than half of the people in favor of independence. Just after the Lithuanian vote, the Lithuanian government officially announced that Lithuania had become an independent country from the Soviet Union.

Although the news of Lithuania's declaration of independence had been expected by Seryozha, he still felt something unspeakable in his heart. But Seryozha clearly realized that the most important issue for the Soviet Union is definitely not the issue of Lithuania's independence. The social turmoil caused by the failure of economic reform is the fundamental problem. Only when the economy improves can social conflicts be calmed down. This is also the reason why Seryozha has never been enthusiastic about his official career. Now sitting in the position of the leader of the Soviet Union is probably no different from sitting on the crater of a volcano. Once a crisis breaks out, it may be difficult to say whether he can save his life. Ceausescu in front of him is a good example. Seryozha knows that there are too many unspeakable secrets about him. If he really becomes the leader of the Soviet Union, it will be tantamount to putting his past under a microscope for others to observe. Mafia collusion, even arms smuggling, and stealing the Soviet treasury, as long as any of them are exposed, he, her lover, and brothers will die without a burial. It is precisely because he understands the dangers of being a leader that Seryozha is not enthusiastic about politics. In the Leningrad Special Economic Zone, Seryozha pushed Yeltsin to the fore, allowing Yeltsin to inherit the political capital he created himself.

Although Lithuania has declared independence, no sovereign country in the world has recognized the fact that Lithuania is independent. However, Lithuania's independence vote is not without legal basis. Because according to the declarations and treaties signed when the Soviet Union was founded, as well as the previous constitutions of the Soviet Union, all the republics of the Soviet Union have the right to freely withdraw from the Union. Therefore, unless Gorbachev used force, he could not deny the legitimacy of Lithuania's independence.

The Lithuanian independence incident is not an isolated incident, because now Estonia, Latvia, Georgia, and Moldavia are all observing the central government's next move. Once Lithuania really became a sovereign country, these areas would be completely out of Soviet control. Most of these areas are also areas where a single ethnic group occupies the vast majority of the population. Russians were not the main population in the area, and Stalin's ethnic policy was not fully implemented in these areas.

In order to cope with the impending independence frenzy, Gorbachev and the Politburo decided to hold the 28th National Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the general election of the head of government in advance. Gorbachev hoped that through this meeting, more different voices Included in the party and the Supreme Soviet meeting to deal with these contradictions through frank communication and discussion. However, before the 28th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Gorbachev must calm down the enthusiasm of young people in the country to participate in politics and return to their jobs. ()