ABSTRACT

The Intermarium's majorities and the minorities, locally, nationally, and regionally, have entered a new stage of coexistence, since the last wave of liberation after 1989. The dominant nationalities in their respective countries are Ukrainian, Belarusian, Romanian, Lithuanian, Estonian, and Latvian. But members of the majorities are often found also as minorities in neighboring countries. Generally, even though there have been a few snags, liberty has been good for both the majorities and the minorities. In most cases, members of the ethnic minorities acquired full citizen rights in the countries of their residence. In Latvia and Estonia, citizenship can be claimed by any post-Soviet resident willing to learn the native languages. Other local minorities are very much in the Intermarium. Estonia and Latvia face a similar predicament, so we shall consider them together. In Moldova, the post-Soviet minority picture is even more complex.