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The Singing Revolution( 2006)

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A single nation. A million voices. The fall of an empire.

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Most people don't think about singing when they think about revolutions. But song was the weapon of choice when, between 1986 and 1991, Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation. During those years, hundreds of thousands gathered in public to sing forbidden patriotic songs and to rally for independence. "The young people, without any political party, and without any politicians, just came together ... not only tens of thousands but hundreds of thousands ... to gather and to sing and to give this nation a new spirit," remarks Mart Laar, a Singing Revolution leader featured in the film and the first post-Soviet Prime Minister of Estonia. "This was the idea of the Singing Revolution." James Tusty and Maureen Castle Tusty's "The Singing Revolution" tells the moving story of how the Estonian people peacefully regained their freedom--and helped topple an empire along the way.

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      Linda Hunt

      Self - Narrator

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      Heiki Ahonen

      Self

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      Mari-Ann Kelam

      Self

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      Tunne Kelam

      Self

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      Mart Laar

      Self

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      Marju Lauristin

      Self

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      Ivo Linna

      Self

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      Tiia-Ester Loitme

      Self

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      Lagle Parek

      Self

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      Arnold Rüütel

      Self

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      Ingrid Rüütel

      Self

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      Edgar Savisaar

      Self

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      Imre Sooäär

      Self

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      Hirvo Surva

      Self

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      Heinz Valk

      Self

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      Trivimi Velliste

      Self

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      Vaino Väljas

      Self

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      Gustav Ernesaks

      Self (archive footage)

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      Alo Mattiisen

      Self (archive footage)

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      Lennart Meri

      Self (archive footage)

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    Facts

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • independence
    • revolution
    • world war ii