ABSTRACT

Of all the Soviet Union's subject nationalities, the three Baltic republics, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, were the most determined and best organised in seizing the opportunities created by glasnost and perestroika to win freedom from Moscow's grip.
At the time of first publication, in 1991, the final section of the book was speculative. Now for this revised edition, the authors have provided a new final chapter which brings the story up to date -- and the three republics to political independence again.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part One|34 pages

Awakening

chapter Chapter One|16 pages

Against the Odds

chapter Chapter Two|16 pages

War, Revolution and Independence

part Two|66 pages

States of Europe 1918–40

chapter Chapter Three|16 pages

Building New States

chapter Chapter Four|17 pages

The Diplomacy of Survival

chapter Chapter Five|12 pages

The Economics of Survival

chapter Chapter Six|19 pages

Lives of the Hunted

part Three|38 pages

Eclipse 1940–85

chapter Chapter Seven|17 pages

Casualties of War

chapter Chapter Eight|19 pages

Soviet Winter

part Four|39 pages

Reawakening

chapter Chapter Nine|21 pages

Baltic Spring

chapter Chapter Ten|16 pages

Planning to Leave

part Five|10 pages

Conclusion

chapter Chapter 11|8 pages

Independence and After (March 1994)