Baltic States Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania claimed their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The push for independence began in 1988 when Estonia declared themselves a sovereign state with their own set of laws. Latvia and Lithuania quickly followed in 1989. All countries were angry with the poor economic and environmental conditions they suffered under … Continue reading “The Independence of the Baltic States”
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The Last Days of the Warsaw Pact
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Source: http://soviethistory.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/photo-gallery/336788140.jpg Above is a photograph from the meeting that officially dissolved the Warsaw Pact, an alliance between Eastern European states that existed for almost forty years and played an … Continue reading →
