> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://theparnassian.com/en/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# The Baltic Way human chain linked Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius on 23 August 1989
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/neveroiatnoe-politicheskoe-vyskazyvanie-neveroiatnoe-edinenie/
- Published: 2021-01-19T12:39:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:04:28.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Archive, Society

An incredible political statement, an incredible unity. A living chain 670 kilometres long: on 23 August 1989, the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, people joined hands to link Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. More than two million people formed the human chain, named the "Baltic Way"

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_3787@19-01-2021_15-39-31.jpg)