Baltic States and the End of the Soviet Empire

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction 2. Under New Management 3. A Baltic Background 4. Transforming the Soviet Union 5. Dissolving the Soviet Union 6. Destroying the Soviet Union; Notes; References; Index

About the author

Kristian Gerner

Summary

First published in 1993. The topic of this book is the implosion of the Soviet empire. It tells the parallel stories of how the three Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania struggled successfully to gain their freedom, and how the policies pursued by Mikhail Gorbachev served to mobilize and politicize Baltic demands.

Product details

• Authors: Kristian Gerner, Kristian Hedlund Gerner, Gerner Kristian, Stefan Hedlund
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138482029
• ISBN: 978-1-138-48202-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: World Empires; Routledge Library Editions: World Empires
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Russia, European History, Estonia, HISTORY / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Latvia, Lithuania, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence