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Publications > Nonviolent Action in the Liberation of Latvia
Einstein Institution Monograph Series #5
by Olgerts Eglitis
Nonviolent Action in the Liberation of Latvia
Einstein Institution Monograph Series #5
by Olgerts Eglitis
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Title: Nonviolent Action in the Liberation of Latvia
Author: Olgerts Eglitis
ISBN: 1-880813-06-8
Published: 1993
Languages available: English, Chinese
Price: $5.00 (Order this publication)
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Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Resistance and Opposition to Soviet Rule Before 1987
Chapter 2 Defiant Demonstrations
Chapter 3 The Awakening
Chapter 4 From Opposition to Defense
Chapter 5 The January Crisis
Chapter 6 Towards Civilian-Based Defense
Chapter 7 Causes and Prospects of Nonviolent Politics in Latvia
Appendix I Announcement of the Board of the Popular Front of Latvia to All the Supporters of Latvia's Independence
Appendix II Appeal of the NIML Board to the Members of the NIML and Other Organizations, to All the Population of Latvia
Appendix III The Instruction for the Defense of Vecriga (Old Riga)
Appendix IV The Basic Principles of Nonviolent Defense of the Republic of Latvia
Appendix V Appeal of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia to the Local Governments of Latvia's Districts, Cities and Parishes, to Their Officials, and to the Deputies of Local Councils
Appendix VI Announcement of the Board of the Popular Front of Latvia to All the Supporters of Latvia's Independence
Notes
About the Author
Introduction
On June 14, 1987, when all of East-Central Europe was still frozen by totalitarianism, news about an unsanctioned anti-Soviet demonstration in Latvia's capital, Riga, spread in the Western media. After that date the country never came to rest: the spell of fear and subjugation evaporated, and mass demonstrations, protest meetings, and acts of civil disobedience became part of daily life in Latvia, as well as in neighboring Estonia and Lithuania, strongly influencing other nations trying to free themselves from Soviet domination and Communist totalitarianism.
The Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian drive for independence became known as the "Baltic Way," the most specific traits of which were its nonviolent, peaceful nature; nonaggressive, soulful, and orderly mass demonstrations; and flowers and singing as signs of spiritual defiance, determination, and national cohesion. Consequently, it also became known as the "singing revolution" or "flower revolution."
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