Statements (19)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_events
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gptkbp:commemorated_by |
annual events in the Baltic States
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gptkbp:date |
August 23, 1989
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gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Cold_War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Baltic Way
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gptkbp:influenced_by |
Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika
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gptkbp:inspired_by |
Solidarity movement in Poland
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gptkbp:is_organized_by |
gptkb:Baltic_freedom_fighters
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gptkbp:legacy |
inspiration for other peaceful protests
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gptkbp:length |
600 kilometers
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Baltic_States
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gptkbp:media_coverage |
extensive international media coverage
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gptkbp:participants |
approximately 2 million people
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gptkbp:purpose |
to demonstrate support for independence from the Soviet Union
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gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased international awareness of Baltic independence
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gptkbp:route |
from Tallinn to Vilnius
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gptkbp:significance |
symbol of peaceful resistance
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Soviet_Union
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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