Political rally. Armenians demonstrate in Azerbaijan. Map of Baltic nations. Kids in traditional dress. Baltic nations want independence. Gorbachev on TV screen. Protests. Sign reads RED ARMY GO HOME. Election for parliament. More protests. Boris Yeltsin elected. Ethnic violence in Soviet republics. Azerbaijan violence. Separatist rallies. Soviet Georgia violence. People with injuries from chemical weapons. Coal miners strike in Siberia and the Ukraine. Gorbachev meets demands. Baltic independence movement. Gorbachev and Bush meet in Malta. Stormy weather during summit. Gorbachev speaks about summit (with translation). Andrei Sakharov dies. Boris Yeltsin elected first president of Russia; statue of Lenin pulled down in Bucharest, Romania; crowds cheer as another Lenin statue is pulled down at night; soldiers close door; Russian parliament; Anti-communist demonstration; huge rallies in Moscow; women in traditional Russian costumes sing and sway; people hold hands and sway; bust of Lenin taken down; Soviet foreign minister Edward Shevardnadze meets with Secretary of State James Baker to discuss arms talks; communist logos removed in Lithuania; Shevardnadze at press conference. Gorbachev before vote. People get ready for vote. Attempts to overthrow Gorbachev. Tanks in streets. Ukrainians walk upstairs, walks on sidewalk. Two Russian soldiers walk on the sidewalk. Newly elected President Leonid Kravchuk standing and applauding. Air craft carrier in the water, the Kuznetsov. War ship under bridge in the Ukraine.