Guntis Šmidchens, The Power of Song: Nonviolent National Culture in the Baltic Singing Revolution
The Power of Song shows how the people of Estonia, Latvia,
and Lithuania confronted a military superpower and achieved
independence in the Baltic “singing revolution.” When attacked by
Soviet soldiers in public displays of violent force, singing Balts
maintained faith in nonviolent political action. More than 110
choral, rock, and folk songs are translated and interpreted in poetic,
cultural, and historical context.