Estonia and the Estonians: Second Edition, UpdatedHoover Press, 01 փտվ, 2002 թ. - 392 էջ Estonia and the Estonians provides the first compendious survey in any language of Estonian history, from prehistoric times to the twenty-first century. Estonia's strategic geopolitical location—a crossroads where the major powers of northeastern Europe have struggled for influence—and the small number of ethnic Estonians are crucial factors that have shaped the history of the area and its inhabitants. The book emphasizes the period since the mid-nineteenth century, when a national movement calling for Estonian cultural and political autonomy began to emerge. During the two world wars, Estonia gained and lost political self-determination. Yet a modern Estonian culture was firmly established, and a strong sense of national identity survived the Soviet era. |
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Polish and Swedish Hegemony 15611710 | 27 |
ESTONIA UNDER IMPERIAL RUSSIA | 35 |
The Zenith and Eclipse of Serfdom 17101860 | 37 |
National Awakening and Russification 18601900 | 57 |
Revolution and War 19001917 | 81 |
INDEPENDENT ESTONIA | 97 |
The German Occupation 19411944 | 157 |
The Stalinist Era 19441953 | 169 |
The PostStalin Era 19531985 | 189 |
Rebirth and DeSovietization 19851991 | 222 |
INDEPENDENCE RESTORED | 241 |
Estonia in the 1990s | 243 |
Epilogue | 264 |
Appendixes | 267 |
The Emergence of Estonian Independence 19171920 | 99 |
The Republic of Estonia 19201939 | 112 |
Estonia in Crisis 19391940 | 139 |
SOVIET ESTONIA | 147 |
The First Year of Soviet Rule 19401941 | 149 |
Glossary | 275 |
Notes | 277 |
Bibliography | 325 |
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