Uluslararası Suçlar ve Tarih

Yazarlar: Mehmet Oğuzhan TULUN

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Russification,Baltic countries,Baltic states,Estonia,Latvia

Özet: This article examines the russification policies imposed bythe Russian Empire and the Soviet Union on the people of the Balticcountries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Within the context of thisexamination, the specifics of the russification policies and the Balticpeople’s responses to them are explained. This article concludes thatalthough russification policies were effective in maintaining control overthe Baltic people, these policies had the unintended consequence ofbolstering Baltic nationalism and calls for independence. These policiesalso left a profound impact on the minds of the Baltic people, and heavilyinfluenced the way Baltic countries shaped their citizenship policies withregards to the Russian minority

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