Estonia Commemorates the Baltic Way

Estonia commemorates the Baltic Way

On the evening of 23 August 1989, nearly two million people stood hand in hand across the Baltic states, forming a 600-kilometre chain from Tallinn to Vilnius. Known as the Baltic Way, the peaceful protest marked the 50th anniversary of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and became a defining moment in the struggle to end Soviet rule. Prelude to the events The Baltic Way – also known as the Baltic Chain – was organised to draw global attention to the M…