Baltic Way
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The Baltic Way was a peaceful 1989 political demonstration in which around two million people formed a human chain across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to demand independence from Soviet rule.
Aliases (2)
- Baltic Chain ×1
- The Baltic Way ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human chain
→
nonviolent resistance action → peaceful protest → political demonstration → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baltic Chain
→
The Baltic Chain → The Baltic Way → |
| approximateNumberOfParticipants |
about two million people
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|
| category |
History of Estonia
→
History of Latvia → History of Lithuania → Protests in the Soviet Union → |
| characteristic |
mass participation
→
nonviolent → peaceful → |
| commemoratedEvent |
50th anniversary of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
→
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact → |
| countryInvolved |
Estonia
→
Latvia → Lithuania → |
| date |
1989-08-23
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|
| demanded |
independence of Estonia
→
independence of Latvia → independence of Lithuania → |
| formedBy |
human chain
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|
| hasLanguage |
Estonian
→
Latvian → Lithuanian → |
| length |
approximately 600 km
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|
| location |
Estonia
→
Latvia → Lithuania → |
| movement |
Singing Revolution
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|
| numberOfParticipants |
2000000
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|
| organizedBy |
Estonian Popular Front
→
Latvian Popular Front → Lithuanian Sąjūdis → |
| partOf |
Singing Revolution
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|
| politicalContext |
Soviet Union
→
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states → |
| purpose |
demand independence from Soviet rule
→
protest Soviet occupation of the Baltic states → support restoration of independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania → |
| recognizedAs |
symbol of Baltic unity
→
symbol of peaceful resistance to Soviet rule → |
| resultedIn |
increased international attention to Baltic independence movements
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|
| route |
across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
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from Tallinn to Vilnius → |
| UNESCOSubmission |
Memory of the World Register
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|
| year |
1989
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|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Baltic Way
("Baltic Chain")
→
Baltic Way ("The Baltic Way") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Baltic states
→
|
historicalEvent |