Why Lithuania Destroyed the Soviet Union

Most people usually associate the end of the Cold War with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. But it took another two years for the Soviet Union itself to collapse.
This is the story of how Lithuanians helped to bring about the destruction of the USSR.
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[vitalybilo]

As a Ukrainian i draw inspiration from the lithuanian heros we too fight for our freedom wish it was as clean as lithuania's fight.
God bless you peaceful warriors!

[livingonparkavenueinmanhat]

I am an American. There are no words to express my admiration for the people of
Lituania. After everything that these brave people went through - they decided to fight
for their freedom, for their national identity, and for their traditions. LONG LIVE
LITUANIA! - USA

[stephaniedustin]

My grandmother fled Lithuanian when the Russians moved in. She was very happy to see her home country be free again.

[vaidotassakalauskas]

I was driving my mother on a motorcycle, who was distributing handwritten notices to a meeting of the local movement "Sąjūdis".

[sigissigis]

As a Lithuanian I am proud of my ancestors who fought for freedom without them I think we'd still be in the SSR.

[Trashste]

"Lithuania Destroyed the Soviet Union" - Your goddamn right

[KunigaikstisVilgaudasII]

Thank you, sir, for this amazing and respectful video. Cheers from Lithuania.

[martso]

if i recall, there were 13 or was it 14 direct casualties, being crushed under tank tracks and hundreds injured

[talkintothemic]

I was very recently in Lithuania to conduct street interviews for my YouTube channel. After talking to many people there about their concerns about Russia potentially attacking them too, I came away with admiration and respect for the country of Lithuania and its people.

They don't take BS from anyone and will stand up to any country – including China and Russia – for what they believe is right. Their support (most of them anyway) for and spirit of solidarity with Ukraine was almost palpable.

Lithuania is a small country in size, population, and economic output, but they don't bow to any political pressure. RESPECT. 💪👏

Oh, and Vilnius is beautiful and people are very friendly. 😃

[Rblock]

Made me proud, even as a Latvian
Russians would say this is propaganda, because they refuse to believe or just ignores that they were allies with the Nazis

[willowwonderful]

My father is Lithuanian, and I am SO proud to hear his stories about being under SSR, and gaining freedom. LONG LIVE LIETUVA!

[JamieBar]

Iceland 🇮🇸 was the first country to recognize the independence of Lithuania 🇱🇹, Estonia 🇪🇪 and Latvia 🇱🇻 in 1990-91

[inetu]

Thank you for this great video❤I will never forget how uplifting it felt to stand in the Baltic Way hand in hand with my family (I was just a little girl then), even as a child I understood that freedom can't be taken for granted, it is something under constant threat and we have to cherish it and protect daily.I wish my grandma was alive today to see how Lithuania progressed in this free world....we have to remember all the repressions, torments, killings, humiliation that were inflicted on our countries during russian occupation in order to be free, to not give up to temptations of cheaper gas from ruZZia or give up to fear.I admire how bravely Ukraine is fighting for their freedom, that just shows us how valuable freedom is, it is not just nice worlds❤

[romenas]

My father drove partisans through military checkpoints to press house inside his Lada trunk . All of those partisans knew that they are driving into a closed position in which they probably will die. Nevertheless they did that with commitment and knoweledge that they gonna do everything that is posible. ♥ Lithuania ♥

[lizazagirova]

The saddest part is that after 3 decades I’m learning about WHY ussr was dissolved. Me and my family are Ukrainians and no one I know knew that story

[marinablueGS]

Thanks for this inspiring story! We sure do need some inspiration right now.

[giedres]

Great, thanks! I’m proud to be Lithuanian!❤

[grosstraktor]

my classmates father died at that day, i was young didn't realise the importance of that fight, now i weep for him

[realhawaiio]

0:45 Romania too.
That's what gave the Moldovan SSR most of the territory (with the exception of Transnistria which the Soviets already had) and created the country of Moldova as a result.

[seneca]

Ah, so it was Lithuania that did it. That's pretty impressive.