Anatoliy Sobchak Monument

Monument to Anatoly Alexandrovich Sobchak (9 April Park, Tbilisi, Georgia)

Anatoly Alexandrovich Sobchak (Russian: Анато́лий Алекса́ндрович Собча́к, August 10, 1937—February 20, 2000) was a Russian politician, a co-author of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the first democratically elected mayor of Saint Petersburg, and a mentor and teacher of both Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev
A Parliamentary commission on investigation of events of April 9, 1989 in Tbilisi was launched by Anatoly Sobchak, member of Congress of People's Deputies of Soviet Union. After full investigation and inquiries, the commission confirmed the government's claim that the deaths had resulted from trampling, but another contributing factor had been the chemical substances used against the demonstrators. It condemned the military, which had caused the deaths by trying to disperse demonstrators. The commission's report made it more difficult to use military power against demonstrations of civil unrest in the Soviet Union. Sobchak's report presented a detailed account of the violence which was used against the demonstrators and recommended the full prosecution of military personnel responsible for the April 9 event.

RUSSIA: ANATOLY SOBCHAK DIES AGED 62

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A prominent democratic reformer in Russia and former mayor of St Petersburg, Anatoly Sobchak, has died of a heart attack at the age of 62.

Sobchak was mayor of St. Petersburg from 1991-96 and had been under investigation for allegations of bribery and abuse of power.

But he had recently returned to favour with the ascent to power of a former subordinate, Vladimir Putin, now acting Russian President.

Anatoly Sobchak was one of the most prominent Perestroika figures to bring about the downfall of the Soviet Union.

Professor of Law at the University of St. Petersburg, he was one of the most vocal critics of the Soviet regime at the end of the 1980s.

He demanded democratic political reforms in Russia and the introduction of a free market economy.

In 1990, he was elected Mayor of St. Petersburg and became influential in the reform of Russia's second biggest city.

During his tenure, Leningrad was renamed St. Petersburg.

But after he lost a re-election bid in 1996, he was hounded by his political enemies on corruption charges and forced into virtual exile in France.

The Russian media says Sobchak was under investigation for allegedly arranging to have his apartment upgraded and for accepting another apartment as a gift for his niece.
A real estate company is said to have received benefits from city authorities in return.

But Sobchak denied the accusations and no formal corruption charges were ever filed.

With the ascent to power of his old comrade and former subordinate in St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin, Sobchak returned to Russia in July 1999.

He participated eagerly in Putin's presidential campaign as one of his main campaign advisers.

Sobchak died on Sunday of a heart attack in a sanatorium near Kaliningrad in western Russia at the age of 62.

ITAR-Tass said he'd been sent there by Putin on Thursday as a personal envoy to meet the regional governor.


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25 years after April 9 1989 tragedy in Tbilisi

9 april 2014 - Today is the date which marks the 25th anniversary of the Tbilisi Massacre in Tbilisi, Georgia

Ordinary citizens gathered at central Rustaveli Avenue laying wreaths at the memorial from the night of April 8. Family members of those, who died on April 9, were also present. Georgia's President Giorgi Margvelashvili laid a wreath at April 9 Memorial at Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi.

MPs paid tribute to the victims late last night by laying wreaths at the memorial and expressed condolence to family members of the victims.

Irakli Shikhiashvili, Chairman of Sakrebulo (City Assembly) and Sakrebulo members brought flowers and lit candles. Church persons and believers performed players.

Representatives of non-parliamentary political parties arrived at April 9 Memorial and recalled the events taking place in Tbilisi 25 years ago.

Members of Georgian Young Constitutionalists' Association organized a live chain and decorated the memorial with flowers symbolically at 4 AM when the anti-Soviet demonstration was violently cracked down.

Several incidents took place at April 9 memorial at Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi last night. A bunch of flowers decorated with a band in Russian flag's colors caused irritation of the gathered citizens. People burnt the band.

[Afterwards it appeared to have been the wreath of the Slovakian representation - being misinterpreted as the Russian]

The situation turned tense once again when Nika Melia, candidate for post of Tbilisi Mayor of the United National Movement (UNM) Party arrived at site. Former political prisoners verbally insulted Melia. The police discharged the tension.

The April 9 tragedy (also known as Tbilisi Massacre) refers to the events in Tbilisi on April 9, 1989, when an anti-Soviet demonstration was dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 21 deaths and hundreds of injuries.

Georgia - Independence Celebrations Demonstrations

Both Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze and his bitterest foes
marked the anniversary Saturday (9/4) of the 1989 Soviet crackdown
on their tiny nation's independence movement. Shevardnadze laid
flowers Saturday morning on the site where an estimated 16 people
died after Soviet troops opened fire on a pro-independence
demonstration.

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TBILISI 9/4:

square in front of house of government
woman lighting candles at gravestone
young children
old woman crying
shevardnadze laying flowers
others doing the same
shevardnadze speaking and saying georgia is moving toward
democracy and independence
ws of crowd
georgian patriarch praying in sioni cathedral
crossing himself
people in church
shevardnadze in church
small demo by supporters of former president gamsakhurdia
crowds marching through the streets
crowds gathered outside building
woman being hustled away
man being hit in an argument
another man being hustled away
police taking away another man
trouble in the crowd
another man being taken away by police

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9 April Tragedy in Tbilisi

Museum of Illusions Tbilisi

Museum of Illusions in Tbilisi

9th of April Park (Tbilisi, Georgia) / 9 აპრილის პარკი

The April 9 tragedy (also known as Tbilisi Massacre, Tbilisi tragedy) refers to the events in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, on April 9, 1989, when an anti-Soviet demonstration was dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries. April 9 is now remembered as the Day of National Unity (Georgian: ეროვნული ერთიანობის დღე erovnuli ertianobis dghe), an annual public holiday.

The April 9 tragedy radicalised Georgian opposition to Soviet power. A few months later, a session of the Supreme Council of Georgian SSR, held on November 17–18, 1989, officially condemned the occupation[citation needed] and annexation of Democratic Republic of Georgia by Soviet Russia in 1921.

The events of April 9 also gave rise to the so-called 'Tbilisi Syndrome'. This syndrome was characterized by the a reluctance of military officers and soldiers to take any tactical decisions or even obey orders without a clear trail of responsibility to a higher authority. It arose because of the Soviet leaderships refusal to take responsibility for the orders to clear the square and the commission report's and Shevardnadze's criticism of the military in general. 'Tbilisi Syndrome' continued to spread in the coming years, especially following event in Baku and Vilnius, and contributed in 1991 to the refusal of soldiers to prevent demonstrations during the August 1991 putsch.[13]

On March 31, 1991, Georgians voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence from the Soviet Union in a referendum. With a 90.5% turnout, approximately 99% voted in favor of independence. On April 9, the second anniversary of the tragedy, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia proclaimed Georgian sovereignty and independence from the Soviet Union.

A memorial to the victims of the tragedy was opened at the location of the crackdown on Rustaveli Avenue on November 23, 2004.

Тбилиси: 9 апреля 2009г.

Митинг

Thousands of opposition supporters gather to demand Saakashvili's resignation

(21 Apr 2009) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of opposition supporters at rally, church in the background
2. Mid of rally
3. Close of flags
4. Set up shot of Irakli Alasania, Georgian opposition leader
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Irakli Alasania, Georgian opposition politician:
This is a new wave of protests, people are enduring. They are really determined to keep their protest ongoing, and we believe that this demonstration today and in the coming days when the people will come around, united for the one purpose to demand new presidential elections, will continue and we hope that the government will listen to these people's will and we will have the political crisis resolved in the nearest future.
6. Mid of stage with opposition leaders addressing the crowd
7. Levan Gachechiladze, opposition politician, addressing the crowd
8. Mid of opposition supporters
9. Pan of opposition gathering in front of parliament
STORYLINE
Around ten thousand supporters of the Georgian opposition gathered in the centre of Tbilisi on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili.
The opposition said the rally marked the start of a 'new wave' of protests, which were temporarily suspended in connection with Easter holidays.
People are enduring; they are really determined to keep their protest ongoing, said opposition politician Irakli Alasania. We hope that the government will listen to these people's will and we will have the political crisis resolved in the nearest future.
The opposition started the protest action in Georgia's capital on April 9, blocking streets around the parliament and setting up camp outside the presidential residence.
Saakashvili, the brash and impulsive president who led Georgia into a disastrous war against Russia, so far has kept his cool and allowed the demonstrations to go ahead.
It may be all he needs to do to fend off the challenge.
But the risk remains that the 41-year-old president will suddenly snap or that the opposition, growing desperate, will provoke a violent government crackdown.
While Saakashvili still has a broad base of support, his opponents are capitalising on widespread discontent over his handling of the war, which humiliated Georgia and cost it swathes of territory as separatists and their Russian allies took full control over two breakaway regions.
Opposition leaders have called for the demonstrations to remain peaceful.
In November, 2007 Saakashvili sent in riot police with tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters and shut down a pro-opposition television station, drawing international condemnation and galvanising opponents at home.
This time, Georgian police have largely kept out of sight. In anticipation of the protests, the government brought in crowd-control experts to train police.


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ირაკლი ალასანია ჩუღურეთის რაიონის მოსახლეობას შეხვდა

დღეს, თბილისის მერობის კანდიდატი ირაკლი ალასანია აღმაშენებლის გამზირზე მოსახლეობას შეხვდა.
„დღეს გვქონდა მოსახლეობასთან შეხვედრა. უბრალოდ, ქუჩაში გავიარეთ და რეალურად ვნახეთ, რა ვითარებაა თბილისში არა მხოლოდ უმუშევრობის კუთხით. პრაქტიკულად, მთელი ჩუღურეთი ძალიან მოუვლელია. ეს მოსახლეობა ითხოვს მზრუნველობას როგორც ქალაქის ხელმძღვანელობის, ასევე, ოპოზიციური ძალების მხრიდან, - განაცხადა ირაკლი ალასანიამ.
მისივე განცხადებით „ალიანსს აქვს ამ პრობლემების გადაჭრის გეგმა, რომელიც დღევანდელ შეხვედრაზე ჩუღურეთის რაიონის მოსახლეობას შესთავაზა. „საზოგადოებას გავაცანით ჩვენი შეთავაზებები. კონკრეტული პროექტები, რომელიც გვაქვს უმუშევრობისა და ჯანდაცვის პრობლემების მოსაგვარებლად. ფაქტია, რომ ჯანდაცვის სფეროში ხარისხიანი მომსახურება მოსახლეობის 80 პროცენტისთვის მიუწვდომელია. მედიკამენტების ფასები არანორმალურად მაღალია. ვფიქრობ, ჩვენი შეთავაზება, რომელიც 3-წლამდე და 65 წელს ზევით ადამიანების მუნიციპალიტეტის ხარჯზე მედიკამენტებით უფასოდ უზრუნველყოფას გულისხმობს, საზოგადოებისთვის საინტერესო იქნება, - განაცხადა ირაკლი ალასანიამ.
მისივე თქმით, მოსახლეობის დანარჩენს ფენას „ალიანსი (3-დან 65 წლამდე) მუნიციპალური სააფთიაქო ქსელის შექმნას და თბილისში მუნიციპალური საავადმყოფოს გახსნას სთავაზობს, სადაც მომსახურება არსებულთან შედარებით ბევრად უფრო შეღავათიანი იქნება. „ძალიან ბევრი სამუშაო აქვს ჩასატარებელი ყველა პარტიას და კანდიდატს და ვურჩევ ყველას, გააგრძელონ ხალხთან კონტაქტი და არა უთავბოლოდ ერთმანეთის მიმართ კრიტიკა. ჩვენ სრულად ვაცნობიერებთ იმ პასუხისმგებლობას, რითაც არჩევნებზე მივდივართ, - განაცხადა ირაკლი ალასანიამ.

22 მარტი 2010

Tom Rush Christening 9 April 1989

Tom Rush Christening 9 April 1989

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The dissolution of the Soviet Union occurred on 26 December 1991, officially granting self-governing independence to the Republics of the Soviet Union (USSR). It was a result of the declaration number 142-Н of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. The declaration acknowledged the independence of the former Soviet republics and created the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), although five of the signatories ratified it much later or did not do so at all. On the previous day, 25 December, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final leader of the Soviet Union, resigned, declared his office extinct and handed over its powers—including control of the Soviet nuclear missile launching codes—to Russian President Boris Yeltsin. That evening at 7:32 p.m., the Soviet flag was lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the pre-revolutionary Russian flag.Previously, from August to December all the individual republics, including Russia itself, had either seceded from the union or at the very least denounced the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR. The week before formal dissolution, eleven republics signed the Alma-Ata Protocol formally establishing the CIS and declaring that the USSR had ceased to exist. Both the Revolutions of 1989 and the dissolution of the USSR also marked the end of the Cold War.
Several of the former Soviet republics have retained close links with the Russian Federation and formed multilateral organizations such as the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Community, the Union State, the Eurasian Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Union to enhance economic and security cooperation. On the other hand, the Baltic states have joined NATO and the European Union.

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The dissolution of the Soviet Union occurred on 26 December 1991, officially granting self-governing independence to the Republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). It was a result of the declaration number 142-Н of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. The declaration acknowledged the independence of the former Soviet republics and created the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), although five of the signatories ratified it much later or did not do so at all. On the previous day, 25 December, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final leader of the USSR, resigned, declared his office extinct and handed over its powers—including control of the Soviet nuclear missile launching codes—to Russian President Boris Yeltsin. That evening at 7:32 p.m., the Soviet flag was lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the pre-revolutionary Russian flag.Previously, from August to December all the individual republics, including Russia itself, had either seceded from the union or at the very least denounced the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR. The week before formal dissolution, eleven republics signed the Alma-Ata Protocol formally establishing the CIS and declaring that the USSR had ceased to exist. Both the Revolutions of 1989 and the dissolution of the USSR also marked the end of the Cold War.
Several of the former Soviet republics have retained close links with the Russian Federation and formed multilateral organizations such as the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Community, the Union State, the Eurasian Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Union to enhance economic and security cooperation. On the other hand, the Baltic states have joined NATO and the European Union.

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The April 9 tragedy (also known as Tbilisi massacre or Tbilisi tragedy) refers to the events in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, on April 9, 1989, when an anti-Soviet (but pro-Stalin) demonstration was dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 21 deaths and hundreds of injuries. April 9 is now remembered as the Day of National Unity (Georgian: ეროვნული ერთიანობის დღე erovnuli ertianobis dghe), an annual public holiday.

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Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, tr. Sankt-Peterburg, IPA: [ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk] (listen)) is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with 5 million inhabitants in 2012, part of the Saint Petersburg agglomeration with a population of 6.2 million (2015). An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea, it has a status of a federal subject (a federal city).
Situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May [O.S. 16 May] 1703. On 1 September 1914, the name was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd (Russian: Петрогра́д, IPA: [pʲɪtrɐˈgrat]), on 26 January 1924 to Leningrad (Russian: Ленингра́д, IPA: [lʲɪnʲɪnˈgrat]), and on 1 October 1991 back to Saint Petersburg. During the periods 1713–1728 and 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia. In 1918, the central government bodies moved to Moscow, which is about 625 km (388 miles) to the south-east.
Saint Petersburg is one of the most modern cities of Russia, as well as its cultural capital. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world.
Many foreign consulates, international corporations, banks and businesses have offices in Saint Petersburg.