"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.
Guntis Smidchens is the Kazickas Family Endowed Professor in
Baltic Studies in the Scandinavian studies department at the
University of Washington.
"An excellent and thorough work and a significant and important
addition to our understanding of the role that folklore and popular
culture play in shaping political events." --Timothy Tangherlini,
UCLA
"A monumental study addressing a sorely neglected aspect of one
of the last century's most dramatic geopolitical upheavals. This
book will stand, for years and even decades to come, as the
standard, authoritative source on its topic." -Kevin C. Karnes,
Emory University
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