Such taboo historical subjects as the Stalin-Hitler pact and the Katyń massacre could, for the first time, be openly discussed.
Soviet authorities have long disputed charges that there were secret protocols in the Stalin-Hitler pact.
When they told me about the Stalin-Hitler pact I went round explaining it to the men of lesser faith.
The dissident movement in Estonia gained momentum, and on the 50th anniversary of the Stalin-Hitler pact, a major rally took place in Tallinn.
But the resolution on the Stalin-Hitler pact was the most politically and emotionally charged of the day.
With the Stalin-Hitler pact of 1939, he broke off all relations with the left.
The other day we had not only the 50th anniversary of the Stalin-Hitler pact but also the 20th anniversary of the Woodstock musical jamboree.
The declaration made by the Lithuanians today directly contradicted the latest Moscow position on the Stalin-Hitler pact and its protocols.
Another paper has an article describing the Stalin-Hitler pact of 1939 as a criminal blunder.
Never since the end of World War II has the truth of what happened as a result of the Stalin-Hitler pact of 1939 been discussed in public.