Memorial Sign of the Lithuanian and Latvian Section of the Baltic Way
Memorial site
The memorial sign is located north of Škilinpamūšis, on the Via Baltica motorway (E67, A10), next to the Latvian border, on the right side of the motorway.
On 23 August 1989, the three Baltic nations – Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians – united in a historic event called the Baltic Way. On this day, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and its secret protocol, a spectacular non-violent resistance event was organised. Approximately two million people joined hands to form a human chain that stretched for 650 kilometres from Vilnius through Riga to Tallinn. The Baltic Way has become not only a symbol of solidarity but also a powerful message to the world about the determination of the Baltic states to regain their independence.
One of the most important monuments commemorating the event is the memorial sign on the Lithuanian-Latvian border, which was erected in 2014 based on the initiative of the members of the Lithuanian reform movement “Sąjūdis” and the organisers of the 1989 Baltic Way.
Used sources and references:
"Location of the sign connecting the Lithuanian and Latvian sections of the Baltic Way", in: Register of Cultural Properties, available online: https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-detail/bcfdb163-4588-4892-8567-0f7e938515f4.
Rupšytė Angonita, "August 23, 1989 - The Baltic Road", in: Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, available online: https://www.lrs.lt/sip/portal.show?p_r=38090&p_k=1&p_a=1710&p_kade_id=9 .
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