TALLINN/RIGA (Reuters) - Runners left Estonia on Saturday for neighbouring Latvia to start events marking the 20th anniversary of a 600 km human chain that showed Balts' wish to regain their independence from the Soviet Union.
As the region is now deep in recession, the August 23 anniversary of the Baltic Way, in which more than 1 million people linked hands in one of the biggest mass protests seen in the former Soviet Union, is a reminder of more hopeful days.
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