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Baltic states

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Baltic states the countries of Estonia , Latvia , and Lithuania , bordering on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Formed in 1918, they remained independent republics until their involuntary incorporation in 1940 into the USSR. They regained their independence in Sept., 1991, and virtually all Russian troops were withdrawn by Aug., 1994. Finland is usually classed with the Scandinavian rather than with the Baltic states. See also Baltic provinces . Author not available, BALTIC STATES. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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Baltic States. The history of the three Baltic States (See Estonia , Latvia , and Lithuania ) followed a very...in 1944. In 1939 the independent sovereign status of the Baltic States had been established and confirmed by international recognition... Read more

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...German and Allied forces, the Baltic states repelled a Bolshevik invasion...by German forces in 1941. The Baltic states gained independence on the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. Baltic States Baltic States Baltic States Read more

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