Talk:Baltic Way
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[edit] A photo would be nice
Great job with your recent edits of the article, Renata. It would be nice to have a licenced photo illustrating the event itself, though. Would it be possible to check the license of the pictures at http://av.lrs.lt/StartPage.aspx?CatID=23 ? --Lysytalk 12:00, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
- They are not free. It's a complicated matter - they are taken by private individuals who donated them to the project. Somewhere along the way came a publisher and published a photo album in 2000. So you could have three copyright holders: the website (most likely), the publisher (possible), and the individual (unlikely). I could not find the description of copyrights, but I am sure it's not free. So I did my best to use the image under fair use. Renata 17:18, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Few things
The chain was sanctioned by local Communist Party authorities and well-planned to make sure that no gaps are in the chain. I came across writing that sugested that organization called "Baltic Council" organised that, same article said that after Baltic way drawed worlds attention to Baltics - nummber of publications in forgein press fairly increased after the event. I have few questions regarding that "STEBUKLAS" stone - 1. what does its name mean ? 2. why is it urban legend, I mean it Baltic Way did begun in that square ? -- Xil/talk 05:38, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
- I can answer to your 1st question: this word in the stone means "miracle". Baltic 20:15, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
- To address the second question: where it started depends on your POV: Estonia can as well argue that the chain started somewhere in Tallinn. Also, it really started (from what I gather, cause I was not in Vilnius at that time) in Gediminas Castle, which is close, but not exactly. The stone really means nothing. I think it was just an idea from a local artist and it got popular. There was an article about it in Lietuvos Rytas supplement Sostine some a while ago. Can't remeber the details, but it had, I believe, nothing to do with the Baltic Way. Just people decided to give some extra meaning. Now, who organised it, I really don't know, need to reaserch, but a fact is - it was a collaboration between various organizations, because noone could have done it alone. Renata 21:53, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
