En agosto de 1989, cerca de 2 millones de personas formaron una cadena humana de 600 kilómetros en los países bálticos para pedir su independencia de la Unión Soviética #Historia #URSS #Comunismo #BalticWay #Lituania #Letonia #Estonia #Europa
momentosdelpasado.blogspot.com/2026/04/la-c...
Un #23dagost de 1989 dos milions de bàltics es varen donar les mans a la #ViaBàltica per exigir la independència i recuperar la propietat dels seus països. El 2004 entraren a la #UE
#baltikett #baltijasceļš #baltijoskelias #BalticWay
23 August
So much to understand from yesterday, so many lessons...
#remembranceisresistance
#walkforeurope #allactivists for #peace #justice #humanrights
#standwithukraine
#thebattleofstalingrad #abolitionofslavery #unesco #ukraine #MontreuxDeclaration #worldmovement #Balticway
Today is also the anniversary of the #BalticWay when 2 million people across the Baltic States joined hands to protest the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop in 1939 that started 50 years of occupation. This is me with friends on the 30th anniversary in 2019 in Seattle! 🇱🇻
#OTD 23 August 1989. Two million people formed the Baltic Way: a 620 km human chain from Tallinn to Vilnius. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania declaring their right to independence on the 50th anniversary of the Nazi-Soviet Pact. #BalticWay
#ViaBaltica (Via Baltica)
#Running through 34 of Tallinn's 84 #Asumid (Sub-districts)
Lit. the #BalticWay, or #E67, a 1505-km dual highway originally running from #Tallinn to #Warsaw, now from #Prague to #Helsinki, not to be confused with the Baltic Way or
1/3
Ukrainische Flagge weht in Berlin auf dem Alexanderplatz.
Vor 86 Jahren: Hitler-Stalin-Pakt. Nie wieder.
Vor 36 Jahren und heute: russia go home! #BalticWay
Vor 34 Jahren, am 23. August 1991 brachte eine Gruppe von Abgeordneten die blau-gelbe ukrainische 🇺🇦 Flagge in den Sitzungssaal der Werchowna Rada:
Heute ist der
Tag der Flagge der Ukraine.
And today we highly appreciate the genuine solidarity of the Baltic states, in the face of dumb Russian imperialism. Just as you have, we are defending the right of our state and our people to independent life, and against the Russian attempt to subjugate us.
🇱🇻 🇪🇪 🇱🇹 #BalticWay #Ukraine
They had no internet, no social media, they did have censorship, and yet they mobilised 2 million people across three countries for a peaceful protest that inspires occupied nations to this day.
#BalticWay
I did it. My family did it. My spouse did it. His family did it. #Freedom #BalticWay There was a high sabotage risks from Soviets, but people's will prevailed.
#BalticWay was a call for #freedom! On August 23, 1989, 2 million people joined hands across #Lithuania, #Latvia, and #Estonia to mark the 50th anniversary of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, when the USSR and Nazi Germany secretly divided Europe into spheres of influence.
lithuania.lt/news/life-an...
'The Baltic Way'. An inspiring human chain of peaceful resistance across the three Baltic countries which was against Russian hegemony. August 23. 1989. #Baltic #Estonia #Lithuania #Latvia #humanrights #history #Balticway
thebalticway.eu/en/history/
Shoulder to shoulder, the three nations joined hands in a human chain – the #BalticWay – demanding that the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact be declared null & void & reminding the world of the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes.
🔗 2/3
On August 23, 1989, over 2 million people joined hands across Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia in the Baltic Way — a 600 km human chain for freedom. A peaceful call that shook the Soviet empire and lit the path to independence. ✊🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪 #BalticWay
#BalticWay Memorial Event. Tomorrow, August 22nd at 11:00am in Washington DC. More information and context here: notesfromthecubanexilequarter.substack.com/p/black-ribb... #BlackRibbonDay
3 days to the anniversary of a marvel in Protest History! On Aug 23 1989, 2M people of #Estonia, #Latvia and #Lithuania formed a 419 m human chain dissenting their occupation by the Soviet U. They regained their independence by Aug 1991. Now, in 2025, #Russia plans to come for them AGAIN. #BalticWay
Historical Legacy! #BalticWay
“On 8/23/1989, approx 2 mil people from Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain spanning 675km, or 420 miles. It was a peaceful protest against the illegal Soviet occupation & also one of the earliest & longest unbroken human chains in history.”
Look it the Baltic countries for inspiration: Watch The Singing Revolution documentary! Very inspiring!!! Could we do this kind of thing here? I think we could!!! #BalticWay #Freedom
Experience the heart of the Singing Baltic Way! 🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪 Join our FREE webinar to explore the history, culture, and enduring spirit of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Discover the power of unity and song. Register now!https://shorturl.at/HADGU #BalticWay #SingingRevolution #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania
In 1989 the #BalticWay showed its power and support to freedom and independence. Now it is the time for the Europeans to stand hand-in-hand.
Credits for photo: www.thebalticway.eu/en/history/
. #HongKong protesters joined hands in 30-mile human chain on 23rd August, 2019. #HongKongWay
Event inspired by anti-Soviet ‘ #BalticWay ’ across #Estonia , #Latvia and #Lithuania in 1989.
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/a...
