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The Baltic Way (Lithuanian: Baltijos kelias; Latvian: Baltijas ceļš; Estonian: Balti kett) or Baltic Chain (also "Chain of Freedom" [1]) was a peaceful political demonstration that occurred on 23 August 1989. Approximately two million people joined their hands to form a human chain spanning 690 kilometres (430 mi) across the three Baltic ...
The Singing Revolution[a] was a series of events from 1987 to 1991 that led to the restoration of independence of the three Soviet-occupied Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania at the end of the Cold War. [1][2] The term was coined by an Estonian activist and artist, Heinz Valk, in an article published a week after the 10–11 ...
The Baltic Way mathematical contest has been organized annually since 1990, usually in early November, to commemorate the Baltic Way demonstration of 1989. Unlike most international mathematical competitions, Baltic Way is a true team contest. Each team consists of five secondary-school students, who are allowed and expected to collaborate on ...
The Rest Is History is a history podcast hosted by historian and author Dominic Sandbrook and popular historian Tom Holland. [1][2] The podcast was launched in November 2020 and is produced by Goalhanger Podcasts. Goalhanger is owned by former England footballer Gary Lineker, and also produces the podcasts The Rest is Politics [3] and We Have ...
The sinking of the Estonia has been the subject of a number of documentaries in addition to the feature film Baltic Storm, including: History Channel: Sinking of the Estonia; Zero Hour: The Sinking of the Estonia (2006) Built from Disaster: Ships (2009) [43] Discovery Plus: Estonia (2020) [44] It was also mentioned in the Swedish film Force ...
The Baltic states[a] or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, Council of Europe, and the OECD. The three sovereign states on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea are sometimes referred to as the "Baltic nations", less ...
In episode 6, aptly titled "The Ick," an unprepared Noah meets Joanne's parents for the first time. In an attempt to make a good impression, he shows up wearing a sport coat over his gym attire ...
The Popular Front of Estonia together with the Popular Front of Latvia and the Sąjūdis organised the Baltic Way mass "arm-in-arm" manifestation extending through three Baltic states on 23 August 1989 that marked 50th anniversary of 23 August 1939, when the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, which resulted in ...