These changes were not accepted by pro-Soviet activists who in March 1990 – August 1991 published alternative pro-Moscow "Sovetskaya Litva" and Lithuanian-language "Tarybų Lietuva". After an order prohibiting the use of the historical name, this alternative newspaper was renamed to "Litva Sovetskaya" in June 1990. This newspaper was organized by Aleksandras Gelbachas, Vladas Bikuličius, and Žana Naumova. Initially, the newspapers were printed at a press of the Communist Party of Byelorussia in Minsk. After the main newspaper press at Press Palace was seized on 11 January 1991 (see January Events) and Russian specialists who could operate the press arrived in February, the newspapers were printed in Vilnius. The circulation was 15,800 copies in Russian and 22,000 in Lithuanian in 1990, and 40,000 in Russian and 17,600 in Lithuanian in 1991. In total, 131 issues appeared in Russian and 103 in Lithuanian.