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Fire, flood or disaster · 23.08.1989

Baltic Way

At 7 p.m. on 23 August 1989, the 50th anniversary of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, about two million people joined hands in a human chain some 675 km long from Vilnius through Riga to Tallinn. In Estonia the chain entered at Karksi-Nuia and ran through Viljandi, Türi and Rapla to its end in Tallinn; hundreds of thousands of Estonians took part. For 15 minutes the three nations stood linked, demanding freedom. The Baltic Way is listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World register.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

23. augustil 1989 kell 19, Molotovi-Ribbentropi pakti 50. aastapäeval, võttis umbes kaks miljonit inimest kätest kinni ja moodustas umbes 675 km pikkuse inimketi Vilniusest läbi Riia Tallinnani. Eestis sisenes kett riiki Karksi-Nuia juures ja kulges läbi Viljandi, Türi ja Rapla Tallinnani, kus see lõppes; osales sadu tuhandeid eestlasi. 15 minutit seisid kolm rahvast ühendatult, nõudes vabadust. Balti kett on kantud UNESCO programmi 'Maailma mälu' registrisse.

Map of the area around Baltic Way
59.43570° N, 24.73900° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Way ↗

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