self-victimization and nationalism. It was in the immediate aftermath of the 1956 event that the first Georgian underground groups calling for an outright secession from the Soviet Union appeared. They were typically small and weak and the Soviet authorities were able to quickly neutralize them. However, they gave origin to a new generation of dissidents, such as Merab Kostava and Zviad Gamsakhurdia, both teenage participants of the March 1956 rally, who would lead Georgia into its struggle for independence in the 1980s. In Georgia, groups such as SovLab lead commemoration ceremonies for the victims of Stalinism, also in an effort to address the legacy of pro-Stalin sentiment. See also Cult of personality De-Stalinization 1978 Tbilisi Demonstrations 9 April tragedy Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Poznań 1956 protests Prague Spring References Citations Further reading External links RusArchives.ru: 1956 photo of the Stalin monument (now removed) in Tbilisi. Revolutionarydemocracy.org: Soviet journalist about the incidents in Georgia, March 1956. Soviethistory.org: L. Piradov’s Criticism of Student Behavior, 1956. 1956 in Georgia (country) 1956 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Political repression in Georgia (country) Political repression in the Soviet Union 1956 in the Soviet Union De-Stalinization Anti-revisionism Protests in the Soviet Union Massacres in the Soviet Union Rebellions in the Soviet Union Riots and civil disorder in the Soviet Union Demonstrations Conflicts in 1956 March 1956 events in Europe 1956 riots 1956 protests 1950s in Tbilisi 1956 murders in the Soviet Union