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...estimated 300,000 Lithuanians defied the visiting Gorbachev by jamming central Vilnius yesterday evening in a candlelight demonstration for freedom...
...going to Vilnius, Lithuania's capital, Gorbachev put his personal prestige on the line as never before in his nearly five years in power, appearing in a republic that openly disagrees with him and is unlikely to be moved by his appeals...
Gorbachev waded into a crowd of several hundred people in Vilnius after the visit to the Lenin monument, and he talked for nearly an hour...
...dialogue, dialogue and dialogue," said Gerasimov, who accompanied Gorbachev to Vilnius. "The only way is political means. We have no other choice...
Gorbachev also spoke of possible national repercussions when he told the Vilnius crowd the rights of all minorities in the Soviet Union must be respected or the nation of more than 100 ethnic groups may fall apart...