Spohr Readman, Kristina 
ORCID: 0009-0002-7542-0926
(2006)
Between political rhetoric and realpolitik calculations: Western diplomacy and the Baltic independence struggle in the Cold War endgame.
Cold War History, 6 (1).
pp. 1-42.
ISSN 1468-2745
Abstract
Fifteen years after the Baltic SSRs' independence declarations, this article sheds new light on the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian struggle to regain statehood in the context of international relations between 1988 and 1991. Based on declassified archival sources from Western and Eastern archives, memoirs and official histories, it reveals the nature of 'Western' Baltic policies and analyses how (far) they impacted on the Soviet Union's demise. Second, the role universal normative values played in Western, Soviet and Baltic politics will be discussed in historical perspective; with the article concluding by offering some reflections on the general relationship between political rhetoric and foreign policy.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14682745.as... |
| Additional Information: | © 2006 Taylor and Francis Group |
| Divisions: | International History |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D839 Post-war History, 1945 on |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Aug 2008 17:15 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 23:00 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/16530 |
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