#balticway — Public Fediverse posts

P.S Original statement, still relevant

"Brothers and sisters in East and West, we are prepared to forget about your double standards, if you will find in yourselves courage to demand the application of the principles of international law not only in Africa and Asia but also in Europe" #BalticWay

I was a young adult in 1989 and paid no attention to this remarkable, collective act of resistance. Now I'm blown away. This is the way.
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1090170/the-baltic-way-to-independence-30-years-since-the-landmark-human-chain-protest
#Lithuania #BalticWay

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

The Baltic Way | 1989 08 23

8月23日在歐洲是個很特別的日子。

1989年的今天，在波羅的海三國——愛沙尼亞、拉脫維亞、立陶宛，有200萬人手拉手組成一道人牆，史稱「波羅的海之路」The Baltic Way. 這是三國掙脫蘇聯統治的重要一步。

2009年，歐洲議會表決通過，8月23日定為「歐洲斯大林主義和納粹主義受害者紀念日」，又稱「極權主義和專制政權受害者紀念日」。

如果把時間往前推，1572年的今天，法國天主教徒屠殺新教徒，史稱「聖巴多羅買大屠殺」，巴黎塞納河被屍體染紅，巴黎人多年不吃河裡的魚。

波羅的海三國二十世紀初從俄國獨立，二戰期間又被蘇聯吞併，直到1990年代初才重新獨立。但這三個國家的情況也不一樣：愛沙尼亞因爲地緣和語言文化接近芬蘭，早就享受着接近西方的紅利，所以重新獨立之後的發展也比另外兩國要好。

主流敘述都說納粹德國多麼罪惡，卻鮮少提及二戰期間蘇聯的罪行。不過像波羅的海三國這樣的前蘇聯加盟共和國，或者其他東歐的蘇聯衛星國，獨立之後走上民主道路、主動加入西方陣營的，都在新的國家歷史敘述當中把共產主義時期當作「黑暗的舊社會」。

#August23 #BalticWay

OTD 1989, 50th anniversary of 1939 Soviet-Nazi (Stalin-Hitler) Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, #BalticWay, a peaceful human chain demonstration of 2 million across #BalticStates #Estonia #Eesti #Igaunija #Latvia #Latvija #Lithuania #Lietuva protesting Russian oppression, calling for independence✌️
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Way

RFE/RL How A Photographer Captured The 'Baltic Chain' From Above
https://www.rferl.org/a/how-a-photographer-captured-the-1989-baltic-way-protest-from-above/30119472.html
#RFERL #BalticChain