Historical Dictionary Of Latvia (historical Dictionaries Of Europe)
by Andrejs Plakans /
2008 / English / PDF
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Located on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, Latvia did not
emerge as an independent country until the twentieth century,
having been occupied at different times in the past by its larger
neighbors: Russia, Germany, Poland, and Sweden. In 1993, Latvia
held its first parliamentary election and elected its first
president after 50 years of a Communist dictatorship. With the
entrance of Latvia in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and
the European Union in 2004, the "post-Communist" era appears to be
over.
Located on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, Latvia did not
emerge as an independent country until the twentieth century,
having been occupied at different times in the past by its larger
neighbors: Russia, Germany, Poland, and Sweden. In 1993, Latvia
held its first parliamentary election and elected its first
president after 50 years of a Communist dictatorship. With the
entrance of Latvia in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and
the European Union in 2004, the "post-Communist" era appears to be
over.
The first edition of the
The first edition of theHistorical Dictionary of Latvia
Historical Dictionary of Latvia was
written shortly after the liberation of the country from the
U.S.S.R. when much about the country's future seemed uncertain. The
new edition details the changes the country has undergone since and
tells the turbulent history of Latvia through a chronology, an
introductory essay, a bibliography, an appendix, and several
hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons,
places, and events.
was
written shortly after the liberation of the country from the
U.S.S.R. when much about the country's future seemed uncertain. The
new edition details the changes the country has undergone since and
tells the turbulent history of Latvia through a chronology, an
introductory essay, a bibliography, an appendix, and several
hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons,
places, and events.
