| Edition |
Expanded and updated ed. |
| Physical description |
xvi, 400 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: The Baltic States, years of dependence, 1940-1980. 1983. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-382) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: Historical Background. Before the Modern Age. The Road to the Modern Nation-States. The Years of Independence, 1918-1940 -- 2. The War Years, 1940-1945. The Coming of the Soviets. The First Year of Soviet Occupation. War and Revolt. The German Occupation. The Return of the Soviets -- 3. Postwar Stalinism, 1945-1953. Administration. Guerrilla Warfare and Collectivization. Economy and Culture. Normalization under New Norms, 1952-1953 -- 4. The Re-emergence of National Cultures, 1954-1968. The Vain Struggle for Political Autonomy. The Successful Struggle for Cultural Autonomy. Expansion of Contacts Abroad. Socio-Economic Trends. How the Baltic States looked in 1968 -- 5. Centralization and Westernization, 1968-1980. Politics and Ideology. Demographic and Social Trends. Economy and Ecology. Culture and the Expansion of Western Contacts. Dissent -- 6. The Apogee of Stagnation, 1980-1986. Politics and Ideology. Society. Economy and Ecology. Culture: Continued Modernization and Russification. |
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Dissent -- 7. The National Renaissances, 1987-1990. 1987 - the Latvian Phase: Ecological Protest and Beyond. 1988 - the Estonian Phase: Striving for Autonomy. 1989 - the Lithuanian Phase: Push for Independence. 1990 - the First Stage towards Independence -- Postscript. The Kaliningrad Oblast: A New Baltic Land? -- App. A. Major Baltic Government Leaders and Administrators, 1938-1990 -- App. B. Tables. 1. Population and Ethnicity of the Baltic Republics, 1939-1980. 2. Population Changes, 1939-1945. 3. War and Occupation Deaths, 1940-1945. 4. Lithuanian Guerrillas, 1944-1952: Armed Forces Involved. 5. Population Changes, 1945-1955. 6. Communist Party Size and Ethnicity, 1930-1980. 7. Industrial Employment and Index of Production, 1940-1980. 8. Agricultural Production and Efficiency, 1940-1978. 9. Rural Administrative Units, 1939-1980. 10. Urbanization and Living Space, 1940-1980. 11. Size, Relative Weight, and Ethnicity of Capitals, 1940-1979. 12. Marriage and Divorce Rates, 1940-1978. |
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13. Birth and Death Rates, 1940-1980. 14. Population Increase, 1950-1979. 15. The Share of Private Plots in Latvia's Agricultural Production, 1950-1977. 16. Average Yearly Growth Rates of Produced Income and Industrial Production, 1950-1980. |
| Other author |
Taagepera, Rein.
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Misiunas, Romuald J.
Baltic States, years of dependence, 1940-1980.
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| Subject |
Baltic States -- History -- 1940-1991.
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| ISBN |
0520082273 |
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0520082281 (paperback) |
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