The Barricades

non-violent protest event in Latvia in 1991
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The Barricades

Summary

The Barricades is an armed conflict[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Barricades is located in Riga[3].
  • The Barricades is in the country of Soviet Union[4].
  • The Barricades is in the country of Latvia[5].
  • The Barricades is in the country of Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic[6].
  • The Barricades's instance of is recorded as armed conflict[7].
  • The Barricades's instance of is recorded as Non Violent Resistance[8].
  • The Barricades took place at Riga[9].
  • The Barricades took place at Liepāja[10].
  • The Barricades took place at Kuldīga[11].
  • The Barricades took place at Ulbroka[12].
  • The Barricades is part of dissolution of the Soviet Union[13].
  • The Barricades is part of Latvian national awakening[14].
  • The Barricades is part of Singing Revolution[15].
  • The Barricades's Commons category is recorded as Barricades of 1991 in Riga[16].
  • The Barricades began on January 13, 1991[17].
  • The Barricades ended on January 27, 1991[18].
  • The Barricades occurred on January 1991[19].
  • The Barricades took place on August 1991[20].
  • The Barricades's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.9475, 'lon': 24.1069}[21].
  • The Barricades's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Barricades of 1991 in Riga[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include armed conflict[7] and Non Violent Resistance[8].

Use and Application

Part of include dissolution of the Soviet Union[13], a dissolution of an administrative territorial entity[23], in Soviet Union[24]; Latvian national awakening[14], a national revival[25]; and Singing Revolution[15], a historical event[26], in Latvia[27].

Why It Matters

The Barricades has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Barricades of 1991 in Riga
    Start time +1991-01-13T00:00:00Z
    Instance of
    Instance of armed conflict, Non Violent Resistance
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35917|batch #35917]]: country at time of battle and present country: The Barricades Soviet Union Latvia | The Barricades Sovie"
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