Description
Book SynopsisPresents a portrait of the history and culture of the Baltic states from their ancient origins to their contemporary status. The book explores the personality of the Baltic people, their religious and racial differences, their relations with Russia and the West and their prospects for the future.
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements List of Maps Introduction Autobiographical Note Note on Names and Spellings 1 Land and Peoples 2 Surviving the Centuries: Baltic History 3 Independence Won and Lost 1914-40 4 The Troglodyte International: 'Me Soviet Impact in the Baltic 5 Imagined Nations: Cycles of Cultural Rebirth 6 Lost Atiantises: The Half-Forgotten Nationalities of the Baltic 7 The Baltic Russians 8 The independence Movements and their Successors, 1987-92 9 The Creation of the New States Conclusion Appendix 1: Chronology, 3500 BC - 1985 AD Appendix 2: Chronology, 19851992 Appendix 3: Baltic Demography 1860-1992 Appendix 4: Baltic Economic Statistics Before the Fall Notes Index.
