Soviet Forces Suppress Georgian SSR Demonstrations Against De-Stalinization, March 9, 1956
Soviet forces suppress mass demonstrations in the Georgian SSR, reacting to Nikita Khrushchev's de-Stalinization policy.
Date: March 9, 1956
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