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Historical Dictionary of Latvia (Historical Dictionaries of Europe)

By Andrejs Plakans

Book information

Publisher
Inc., The Scarecrow Press
Year
2008
ISBN
0810855151, 9780810855151
Google Books ID
1RBpAAAAMAAJ
Open Library ID
OL11321155M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7509574 bytes)
Edition
Second Edition
Pages
344\345
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40
Исторические дисциплины;История стран Европы и Аме

Description

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 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.

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