The Baltic Revolution: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Path to Independence
バルト三国がソ連支配から独立を勝ち取る過程を、歴史の流れと現地取材の両面から描いた政治史ノンフィクション。民族運動、国家建設、対ロシア関係までを立体的に追う。
作品情報
冷戦後のバルト世界を、独立の記憶と政治の現実から読み直す一冊。
バルト三国の長い歴史をたどりながら、ソ連体制の崩壊と独立回復の現場を記録する。民族、宗教、政治、外交が交差する土地の複雑さを、読みやすい政治ノンフィクションとしてまとめ上げた。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Yale University Press
- 発売日
- 1994-09-10
- ページ数
- 504ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 23.47 x 15.82 x 2.97 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780300060782
- ISBN-10
- 0300060785
- 価格
- 9474 JPY
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/History/Europe/Estonia
World attention has focused on the newly independent Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, as they struggle to become politically and economically viable. In this timely book, Anatol Lieven presents an intimate and engaging portrait of the history and culture of the Baltic states from their ancient origins to their contemporary status. He explores the culture and personality of the Baltic peoples, their religious and racial differences, their relations with Russia and with the West, and their prospects for the future. Lieven begins by describing the ancient Baltic peoples, their conquest by the Christians, the evolution of the Lithuanian empire and their union with Poland, and the experience of the Baltic provinces under the Russian Empire. He then looks at the countries' first struggle for independence in 1918, the failure of democracy and the establishment of authoritarian regimes, and the Soviet annexation of the Baltic in 1940. Lieven discusses the class structure of the Baltics and the ethnic tensions that have existed between the Germans, Jews, Poles, and Russians who live there. Drawing on a wide range of sources including interviews, newspaper accounts, and his own observations, he describes and analyzes the rise of national movements in each of the three countries after Glastnost. He concludes by discussing the new constitutions and the elections of 1992, the current forces of order, the demolition of the Soviet economies, and the possibilities for democracy and Europeanization or for ethnic conflict and nationalist dictatorship.
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A Contemporary Account of the Baltic SSR's Quest for Freedom
This book details the story of the Baltic Republics' quest to leave the Soviet Union. The three republics, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were occupied by the Soviets and entered into the Union following WWII. For them, WWII did not end until the Bolsheviks were cast out in 1991. This book is essentially a firsthand account of the situation. Great for anyone interested in the final years of the Cold War.
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Interesting book .
Have not finished reading yet .but it gives interesting history of the Baltic states before and during their Soviet occupation,
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Five Stars
Great read
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Great resource on the area
It is a great resource on the background of the Baltic countries up until 1993, when the book was published. It provides an insight into the history and culture of the three nations.
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Even better than Chechnya; Tombstone of Russian Power.
Even better than Chechnya; Tombstone of Russian Power. The author is very comfortable with Baltic culture and tradition and weaves an amazing story of heroism and freedom of independent autonomy!
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