Symphony for Sovereignty: How Music Toppled an Empire

Beyond the Text: The Intellectual Historian's Podcast · 11 сентября 2026 г. · 7 мин

Send us Fan Mail In this solo episode, we examine the political power of song during the Baltic "Singing Revolution" and the historic Baltic Way of August 23, 1989. Discover how Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania transformed traditional folk music, mass choir festivals, and protest songs into non-violent instruments of mobilisation, successfully bypassing state control and dismantling Soviet hegemony from within. Support the show