| Abstract [eng] |
Following the weakening of Russia and Germany, modern Baltic states - Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - were established during World War I. Even though they succeeded in liberating themselves from the foreign yoke, the newly created states found it impossible to break free from the political and diplomatic influence exerted by the said great states. Postwar democratic development, outburst of democracy in international relations, the foreign policy conducted by England and France in North-Eastern part of Europe, as well as the activities of the Nations Union could lessen this influence only to a certain extent. The process of breaking totally free from this influence was also hindered by the failure of the Baltic countries to unite, join their efforts and thus stabilize the position of the region on the international political scene. The unification and cohesion of the region was also impeded by USSR and Germany, which implemented a conscious and well planned policy, deliberated on the top hierarchy level. It was conceived as a precondition towards the revisionism about to be introduced. In the attempt to undermine the unity of the Baltic states and hinder the establishment of the Union, both big states applied an extremely wide range of measures. Within this context, the following five measures, most widely applicable to implement the strategy, will be identified and dealt with... |
