Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Iye aimbova mukuru weSoviet OMON mapurisa akasarudzika uye mutevedzeri wemukuru wemapurisa eRiga wekuferefeta mhosva. Akashanda semutungamiri weRiga OMON muna 1990<unk>1991. Muna Nyamavhuvhu 1990, Antyufeyev aive mumwe wevarongi vemusangano weLatvia MVD uko vangangoita 80% yemapurisa eLatvia vakaita sarudzo yekusaziva hurumende yePopular Front yeLatvia uye nekutevera Bumbiro reSoviet Union pachinzvimbo. Mauto aya emapurisa aizobatanidzwa gare gare mukuedza kweKGB-kutungamirirwa nekutadza kwekubatanidza-kubatana
muna January 1991. Nokuda kwezviito izvi hurumende yeLatvia yakapomera Antyufeyev "mhosva dzinopesana nehurumende" muna August 1991. Anoti akatizira kuMoscow maawa maviri asati asungwa.