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Word: virgilijus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Lithuanians wanted more time to discuss the makeup of the committee. Gorbachev compromised and referred the matter to a commission. From the point of view of the pragmatic Estonians, it was a case once again of the Lithuanians "mounting a charge on white horses." But Popular Front leader Virgilijus Cepaitis sees it differently: "We have been giving lessons to Moscow, and they have been accepting them. We are helping Gorbachev by showing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Cry Independence | 8/21/1989 | See Source »

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