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Manifestations of Nationalism in the Baltic Republics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Silvia P. Forgus*
Affiliation:
Appalachian State University

Extract

The occupation of the Baltic States by the Soviet Union in 1940 failed to extinguish feelings of nationalism and patriotism among the native Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian peoples; on the contrary, foreign occupation strengthened their national spirit. Dwelling on the successes and memories of their former independence, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian nationalists continue to denounce the Soviet occupation and resist the policies of communization and Russification practiced by the Soviet regime.

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Copyright © Association for the Study of Nationalities, 1979 

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