1. SENTENCE: LIFE.
- Author
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Matthews, Ruth Inglis
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,HISTORY of the Soviet Union ,LATVIAN history ,ESTONIAN history ,LITHUANIAN history - Abstract
Presents an account of how Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, formerly independent states, became part of the Soviet Union. Geographic disadvantages of the Baltic States; How the subjugation of the Baltic States started with the Bolshevik Revolution; Significance of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Non-Aggression Pact of August 23, 1939; Personal experiences of the author's friend during the first few days of Soviet occupation of Latvia; Declaration by the United States State Department supporting the political independence and territorial integrity of the Baltic States.
- Published
- 1985