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)
- It both began and ended in Vilnius and Tallinn. So STEBUKLAS marks one end, rather than the beginning or the end. Lstanley1979 (talk) 18:22, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Sanctioned by "local Communist Party authorities" ???
Looks like somebody thinks that "local Communist Party authorities" and "local authorities" in a communist country are same thing. However, in Baltic States year 1989, shrinking relict organization called Communist Party had no control over local (Soviet-recognized) authorities, so the statement is highly misleading. Warbola 19:55, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Help with English editing
I've altered some of the phraseology and grammar here just to make it more accessible to an English-speaking audience. I haven't altered any of the substance but just rearranged a couple of sentences to improve the text. Great article; however I think the link to the film should be removed since no actual AV material is provided and it could mislead others into thinking there is actual footage extant. Has it been uploaded to YouTube at all? I'd like to see it online some day. Lstanley1979 (talk) 18:20, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
