Crimes committed by the Soviet military against Georgians during the protests of 9 april 1989

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Data: 2024

The article analyses the events that took place in April 1989 in the city of Tbilisi, when the totalitarian Soviet communist regime instructed the military of the Soviet Army and the Internal Troops to apply special means and physical force with particular cruelty against the demonstrators. As a result of the violent actions of the Soviet military, dozens of Georgians, young and old, women and men lost their lives on 9 April 1989. According to the authors, information about the massacre was concealed, but under pressure from international commentaries the USSR leadership was forced to provide brief information about the violent intervention of the military, distorting the truth as usual. Finally, it is pointed out that this tragic event, along with others, demonstrates that the Soviet military were complicit in all the crimes committed by the Soviet regime against the representatives of various peoples, for which they must be demystified.