Contemporary era · 1991
The Barricades
The Barricades (Latvian: Barikādes), also the Time of the Barricades (Barikāžu laiks) or the Barricades of 1991 (1991. gada barikādes) were a series of confrontations between the Republic of Latvia and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in January 1991 which took place mainly in Riga. The events are named for the popular effort of building and protecting barricades from 13 January until about 27 January.
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- When
- 13 Jan 1991 – 27 Jan 1991
- Where
- Riga
- Era
- Contemporary
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article The Barricades, CC BY-SA 4.0