The Power of Song: Nonviolent National Culture in the Baltic Singing Revolution

The Power of Song shows how the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania confronted a military superpower and achieved independence in the Baltic "singing revolution." When attacked by Soviet soldiers in public displays of violent force, singing Balts maintained faith in nonviolent political action. More than 110 choral, rock, and folk songs are translated and interpreted in poetic, cultural, and historical context.

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[takuan]

Those were the days when culture saved three nations from annihilation. Those three years... they were really something else, something indescribable. Music made magic happen.

[dainismichel]

wow! i literally got chills watching this video. excellent work :-)

[leenightingales]

Yes ^^ We have an excellent singing culture ^^

[sue]

Ithink I should of been a Baltic love what they did .The powerful way all children people elderly and disabled all came together beautiful ❤️ And they won peacefully.Holding Hands side by side the best protest in History.Needs to be repeated world wide again..❤️💯🦁🙏

[talycskouya]

Good try to explain singing revolution. Each song takes the soul or lifts it up to the place of destination. We just did something that was allowed by regime and officials had no legal right to forbid. Of course that was risky for first time to rise the historical flags of all 3 baltic states. The only escuse was that it is just an particle of a history ...like just traditional costumes that we wear just during festival. But deepest idea was clear to every one without speaking or singing.

Хорошая попытка объяснить революцию песен. Каждая песня поднимает душу. Мы просто делали то, что разрешал режим, а официальные лица не имели права запрещать. Конечно, впервые поднимать исторические флаги всех трех балтийских государств было рискованно. Единственная оговорка заключалась в том, что это всего лишь частичка истории ... как традиционные костюмы, которые мы носим только во время фестиваля. Но самая глубокая идея была ясна каждому без слов.