20 years ago I was one of a few lucky people who could see this amazing historical event (en.wikipedia.org happening from the air. The live line of people connected three Baltic capitals - Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn. About 600 km in total. It marked the 50th anniversary of the MolotovRibbentrop Pact between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. The pact and its secret protocols divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence and led to the occupation of the Baltic states in 1940. We flew from Kaunas airport on a single engine aircraft AN-2. The whole video was about 1 hour long, filmed by operator Jonas Klemanas. I have cut 6:30 minutes out of it. This short video starts at Kaunas Polytechnic Institute (nowadays Kaunas University of Technology), where people gather to move to A2 road in order to join the protest. On 2:23 min. you may see all our group in the small plane. Later, on 2:54-3:03 you may see my house in Kaunas, Partizanu street and my 37th secondary school (now A. Stulginskio secondary school). Later on through the video you may see crowds of people on A2 road between Ukmerge and Panevezys. But sometimes (for example on 4:12-4:45) you may spot an empty intervals on the road. On 4:46-5:13 you may see motorway A2 under construction.

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Balti kett - 23.08.1989 - Estonia. Amateur video. Approximately two million people joined their hands to form a human chain spanning over 600 kilometres (370 mi) across the three Baltic states Estonian SSR, Latvian SSR, and Lithuanian SSR, republics of the Soviet Union. It marked the 50th anniversary of the MolotovRibbentrop Pact between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany

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The Baltic Way 2009 - remembering the Baltic chain linking three nations in their drive for freedom in 1989. Video contains moments from the run "Heartbeats for the Baltics" and closing ceremony by the Monument of Freedom in Riga On August 23, 1989, the three nations living by the Baltic Sea surprised the world by taking hold of each other's hands and jointly demanding recognition of the secret clauses in the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact and the re-establishment of the independence of the Baltic States. More than a million people joined hands to create a 600 km long human chain from the foot of Toompea in Tallinn to the foot of the Gediminas Tower in Vilnius, crossing Riga and the River Daugava on its way, creating a synergy in the drive for freedom that united the three countries. (www.balticway.net)

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Atmostas Baltija, Bunda Jau Baltija, Ärgake Baltimaad (full version)

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Baltic way - a 600km long human chain to Freedom and Independence. Just because of freedom defenders I born free. Music Credits: Tokio Hotel - World Behind My Wall

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Rare tape archive of a Moscow-based electronic super band.

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Baltic Sky Way

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Our Story is a story told by three young people from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, who have experienced living in Soviet Union and post-Soviet world. The image works together with the text to tell the stories but the language is what makes their stories even more powerful!

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A short look at the commemoration of 20 years of the Baltic Way human chain that reached across all three Baltic States to show peaceful support for independence from the USSR in 1989,

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Tallinn-Riia-Vilnius nelja-poole minutiga läbi animatsiooni autori silmade ja käte. "Arhitektil ja filmitegijal on nii mõndagi ühist- mõlemad tegelevad koostöökunsti vormidega" -Nathaniel Kahn

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Baltic unity run commemorating the Baltic Way in 1989 :) Final km till the Liberty monument in Riga from Tallinn side. Crazy run hehe :)

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Piemineklis cilvēkiem, kas pirms 20 gadiem veidoja lielāko performanci.

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Baltijos kelias / Baltijas ceļš / Baltic way a film by Ugis Nastevics © 2008 KOMEDIA www.komedia.org

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Viva Baltic ; Balti kett; Baltic Way finish in Riga; After party at Freedom monument. --- Toreiz vēl biju bērns. Nesapratu, kada īsti bija jēga iet un stāvēt uz ceļa sadodoties rokās. Tagad saprotu, ka biju klāt nozīmīgā laikā un vietā, kad Latvija atguva brīvību. Daudzi ir neapmierināti ar Latviju tagad. Bet Latvija un latvieši ir piedzīvojuši daudz grūtākus laikus kādi ir tagad. Cilvēk skrien kā aptrakuši pēc materiālām vērtībām nenovērtējot vai pat nepievēršot uzmanību nemateriālajām vērtībām, kas ir daudz vērtīgākas. Tagad mūs skar materiālas grūtības, bet toties esam brīvi. Vakarā biju pie Brīvības pieminekļa. Iestudētajā daļā nevarēja just to vienotību, kas bija pēc oficālās daļas beigām. Tauta pulcējās un dziedāja manapusite.wordpress.lv

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Storm Dules monologue Green energy - Solar Battery Goodbye Amber Way song The end of The Evil Chicken...

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Opening line up Interview with Camp Chief Justinas and his right hand Rasa Some out-takes

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Indoor Festival For Soulful & Electronic Music WAS IST DER WEEKENDER? In England, wo sich an fast jedem Wochenende an Badeorten wie Southport oder Blackpool bis zu fünftausend Musikliebhaber aus aller Welt treffen, gehören Weekender seit den 70ern zum guten Ton. Im Alter irgendwo von Mitte 20 bis Anfang 50, feiern die Musikliebhaber allerdings nicht nur zu und mit Live-Performern, sondern auch zu den Sets der namhaften DJs, die zwei Tage und zwei Nächte ihre Interpretation von Soulful Music auf die Plattenteller bringen. Der BALTIC SOUL WEEKENDER ist im Ostseebad Weissenhäuser Strand, einem international bekannten Erholungsbad im Norden der Republik, zu Hause. Ähnlich, wie beim britischen Vorbild, offeriert der Weissenhäuser Strand den perfekten Austragungsort und bietet mit Soul, Funk, Soulful House & seelenvollen elektronischen Klängen auf fünf separaten Indoor Dance Floors ein neuartiges Festivalkonzept mit einem einzigartigen Line-Up in einer unvergleichlichen Location. Das Musikfestival für moderne Erwachsene: In der heutigen Musiklandschaft Deutschlands werden die modernen "über 30 Jährigen" so gut wie nicht beachtet, und ein Festival für gehobene Ansprüche gibt es nicht. Was aber, wenn man nicht mehr im Schlamm schlafen möchte, aber trotzdem gerne tanzen geht und gute Musik hört? Man fährt an die See!

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Interview with chief of security Andrius Mika Day time programme in Baltic Force and Fei Long Weather Forecast Appearance of Evil Chicken

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A single nation, a million voices, the fall of an empire. This is story of a nation who loved their land so much...

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The Credit Crisis is Just Another Way of Describing a Loss of Trust 1. The BDI measures the Baltic Exchange; a market index that calculates the price of a ship lease... for the buying and selling of time charters of ships. If I need a ship, I lease one from a ship broker and the ship broker reports the terms of my lease ie: price, size of ship, lease period etc... to the Baltic Exchange and they record the price. Wall Street speculators entered the market and started buying up time charters. There were no speculative sellers, only buyers. Thus, this inequality between buyers and sellers in an especially illiquid, hitherto "commercial player only" distorted prices. When the speculative bull decided to cash out of the market, the market collapsed. In COMEX, you have commercial and speculative buyers and sellers and a highly liquid market. The Baltic Exchange wasn't historically a speculative market. When speculators finally exited, the BDI crashed. 2. Letters of Credit Explained. There are many types. Only one matters to the current crisis: Intenational. Letters of Credit are financial instruments which guarantee payment before delivery. Example: I'm not shipping copper w/out a letter. I might not get paid on delivery. Your court system may not honor my just argument when I go to sue. Thus, I need a guarantee before delivery. Banks used to trust each other, now they don't... Why not? Off balance sheet accounting. Commercial buyers and sellers are no different. The letter of <b>...</b>

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Just days after Sweden and Finland gave the go-ahead for the Nord Stream pipeline, work under water is underway. This pipe will allow Russia to deliver gas directly to Europe avoiding transit countries. A special vessel is clearing the bottom of the Baltic Sea of old mines which litter the route.

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