ABSTRACT
The Tbilisi Affair is the name popularly given to the tragic events that occurred in Tbilisi on the night of 9 April 1989. Briefly, without getting into details and political analyses: in the capital of Georgia, an unlawful rally had been going on for many days in front of the State House. A decision was made to stop it by using troops. In the process of dispersing the demonstrators from the square, nineteen people died and many were injured. The Commission on the Tbilisi Affair created at the first Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR went to work. Politics is a complicated matter that reflects the interests of classes, social groups, and entire governments. The tense, mudslinging atmosphere at the second Congress was a harbinger of crisis in perestroika. Victor Chebrikov reported to the meeting details of his conversations with Patiashvili, described the evolving situation, and reported that the Georgian leaders were asking the center to take immediate measures.
