The Lithuanians might beg to differ on that.
I did say “by Soviet standards”.
~by Soviet standards a peaceful man who was not willing to get as violent as would have been necessary to hold the country together.
The Lithuanians might beg to differ on that.~
So does Azeris and it is nothing but emotional overreaction. Both are extremely lucky they had Gorby, not Stalin in office at the time.