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At exactly 7 pm, after hearing radio signals, a chain of hundreds of thousands of people stretched from Gediminas Tower in Vilnius via Ukmergė, Panevėžys, Pasvalys, Bauska, through the Freedom Monument in Riga, to the Hermann Tower in Tallinn.

The people of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia joined hands to form a living chain through the Baltic States, separating the Baltic States from the Soviet Union, expressing a desire to be free. It is estimated that a total of about 2-2.5 million people stood on the road. people, of which almost 1 million. - from Lithuania.

Tens of thousands unable to access the highway gathered at its entrances, forming branches of the largest chain. The tragic events of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact were reflected in the inner concentration and determination of the people. Black mourning ribbons flew all over the road, candles burning to remind them of the victims and the pain of the great loss.

Vilnius Seimas in 1989 August 23 approved the document "Baltic Way". Representatives of the Seimas stated in the document that they had sought ways to restore their state peacefully, but this was necessary not only for Lithuania, but also for Latvia and Estonia.