The Baltic States

by Misiunas, Romuald J.

• ISBN13: 9780520082281
• ISBN10: 0520082281
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-06-01
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr on Demand

Summary

In this updated edition of their renownedThe Baltic States,Romuald Misiunas and Rein Taagepera bring the story of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia up to the 1990s. The authors describe and analyze how the Baltic nations survived fifty years of social disruption, language discrimination, and Russian colonialism. The nations' histories are fully integrated and compared, and some notable differences between them are pointed out. With two new chapters, a revised preface, and an appendix on the end of Soviet domination, this expanded study covers a tumultuous period of political, economic, cultural, and ecological reform.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	xi
Map	xvi
Introduction: Historical Background	1	(14)
Before the Modern Age	1	(4)
The Road to the Modern Nation-States	5	(3)
The years of Independence, 1918-1940	8	(7)
The War years, 1940-1945	15	(61)
The Coming of the Soviets	15	(15)
The First Year of Soviet Occupation	30	(15)
War and Revolt	45	(4)
The German Occupation	49	(21)
The Return of the Soviets	70	(6)
Postwar Stalinism, 1945-1953	76	(55)
Administration	76	(7)
Guerrilla Warfare and Collectivization	83	(25)
Economy and Culture	108	(20)
Normalization under New Norms, 1952-1953	128	(3)
The Re-emergence of National Cultures, 1954-1968	131	(73)
The Vain Struggle for Political Autonomy	131	(20)
The Successful Struggle for Cultural Autonomy	151	(28)
Expansion of Contacts Abroad	179	(4)
Socio-Economic Trends	183	(18)
How the Baltic States looked in 1968	201	(3)
Centralization and Westernization, 1968-1980	204	(68)
Politics and Ideology	204	(10)
Demographic and Social Trends	214	(13)
Economy and Ecology	227	(14)
Culture and the Expansion of Western Contacts	241	(9)
Dissent	250	(22)
The Apogeee of Stagnation, 1980-1986	272	(31)
Politics and Ideology	274	(7)
Society	281	(7)
Economy and Ecology	288	(6)
Culture: Continued Modernization and Russification	294	(5)
Dissent	299	(4)
The National Renaissances, 1987-1990	303	(33)
1987 -- the Latvian Phase: Ecological Protest and Beyond	303	(8)
1988 -- the Estonian Phase: Striving for Autonomy	311	(11)
1989 -- the Lithuanian Phase: Push for Independence	322	(7)
1990 -- the First Stage towards Independence	329	(7)
Postscript. The Kaliningrad Oblast: A New baltic Land?	336	(35)
Appendixes
A. Major Baltic Government Leaders and Administrators 1938-1990	351	(2)
B. Tables	353	(18)
1. Population and Ethnicity of the Baltic Republics, 1939-1980	353	(1)
2. Population Changes, 1939-1945	354	(2)
3. War and Occupation DEaths, 1940-1945	356	(1)
4. Lithuanian Guerrillas, 1944-1952: Armed Forces Involved	357	(1)
5. Population Changes, 1945-1955	358	(1)
6. Communist Party Size and Ethnicity, 1930-1980	359	(2)
7. Industrial Employment and Index of Production, 1940-1980	361	(1)
8. Agricultural Production and Efficiency, 1940-1978	362	(1)
9. Rural Administrative Units, 1939-1980	363	(1)
10. Urbanization and Living Space, 1940-1980	364	(1)
11. Size, Relative Weight, and Ethnicity of Capitals, 1940-1979	365	(1)
12. Marriage and Divorce Rates, 1940-1978	366	(1)
13. Birth and Death Rates, 1940-1980	367	(1)
14. Population Increase, 1950-1979	368	(1)
15. The Share of Private Plots in Latvia's Agricultural Production, 1950-1977	369	(1)
16. Average yealry Growth Rates of Produced Income and Industrial Production, 1950-1980	370	(1)
Bibliography	371	(12)
Index	383