On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of those events, our historian-in-residence, Kārlis Sils, has prepared a quiz, which you can use to test your knowledge and maybe even learn something new in the process.
Quiz: How much do you know about the events of the Latvian Barricades?
Take note – story published 3 years ago
January 1991. The Barricades. The bus shot by OMON forces by the Latvia hotel
Photo: Boriss Koļesņikovs / A.F.I.
January 25, 2021, 9:58
In January 1991 people flowed into the capitals of the Baltic states and erected makeshift barricades around strategic locations like the parliament and the national radio station to protect them against Soviet troops who wanted to crush the Baltic nations' independence.
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