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Free Download Alan Palmer, "The Baltic: A New History of the Region and its People"
English | 2006 | ISBN: 158567446X, 1585678635 | EPUB | pages: 448 | 1.1 mb
A history of the Baltic region includes coverage of some of the European community’s newest member states and economies, reporting on such topics as the area’s early Viking days, its roles in multiple military engagements, and its twenty-first century growth in spite of neo-imperialist pressure from post-Soviet Russia.

Free Download Merja-Liisa Hinkkanen, David Kirby, Geoffrey Scammell, "The Baltic and the North Seas (Seas in History)"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0415756596, 0415132827 | EPUB | pages: 368 | 2.6 mb
Exploring the themes of the human relationship with the marine environment and the ways in which the peoples of Northern Europe have experienced and exploited their seas, this book reveals how human perception of the northern seas has changed over time.

Free Download Thomas Lane, Artis Pabriks, Aldis Purs, "The Baltic States (Postcommunist States and Nations)"
English | 2002 | ISBN: 0415285801, 1138162930 | EPUB | pages: 704 | 2.1 mb
Since the end of the Cold War there has been an increased interest in the Baltics. The Baltic States brings together three titles, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to provide a comprehensive and analytical guide integrating history, political science, economic development and contemporary events into one account. Since gaining their independence, each country has developed at its own pace with its own agenda and facing its own obstacles. The authors examine the tensions accompanying a post-communist return to Europe after the long years of separation and how each country has responded to the demands of becoming a modern European state. Estonia was the first of the former Soviet republics to enter membership negotiations with the European Union in 1988 and is a potential candidate for the next round of EU expansion in 2004. Lithuania and Latvia have also expressed their desire for future membership of NATO and the EU.

Free Download Martin McCauley, "Bandits, Gangsters and the Mafia: Russia, the Baltic States and the CIS since 1991"
English | 2013 | pages: 472 | ISBN: 0582357640, 1138153680 | PDF | 19,1 mb
During the 1990s, the "roving bandits", big business or the oligarchs, stole Russia. They gained influence over President Yeltsin and his government, and gradually shaped policy in their own interests. In this first comprehensive account to explain why Russia took the course it did, Martin McCauley examines the period through the prism of government, including Yeltsin’s shadow government, and looks at the military, police, security and intelligence services. Relations between Moscow and the regions, industry, agriculture, social policy and foreign policy are also explored.

Free Download Martin McCauley, "Bandits, Gangsters and the Mafia: Russia, the Baltic States and the CIS since 1991"
English | 2013 | pages: 472 | ISBN: 0582357640, 1138153680 | PDF | 19,1 mb
During the 1990s, the "roving bandits", big business or the oligarchs, stole Russia. They gained influence over President Yeltsin and his government, and gradually shaped policy in their own interests. In this first comprehensive account to explain why Russia took the course it did, Martin McCauley examines the period through the prism of government, including Yeltsin’s shadow government, and looks at the military, police, security and intelligence services. Relations between Moscow and the regions, industry, agriculture, social policy and foreign policy are also explored.

Free Download Southern Baltic Coastal Systems Analysis
by Hendrik Schubert and Felix Müller
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031136810 | 387 Pages | True ePUB | 60 MB

Free Download Malgorzata Rajtar, "Entanglements of Rare Diseases in the Baltic Sea Region "
English | ISBN: 1666942383 | 2023 | 224 pages | EPUB, PDF | 757 KB + 2 MB

Free Download Multilingualism in the Baltic States: Societal Discourses and Contact Phenomena by Sanita Lazdiņa, Heiko F. Marten
English | EPUB (True) | 2019 | 522 Pages | ISBN : 1137569131 | 2.4 MB
This edited collection provides an overview of linguistic diversity, societal discourses and interaction between majorities and minorities in the Baltic States. It presents a wide range of methods and research paradigms including folk linguistics, discourse analysis, narrative analyses, code alternation, ethnographic observations, language learning motivation, languages in education and language acquisition. Grouped thematically, its chapters examine regional varieties and minority languages (Latgalian, Võro, urban dialects in Lithuania, Polish in Lithuania); the integration of the Russian language and its speakers; and the role of international languages like English in Baltic societies. The editors’ introductory and concluding chapters provide a comparative perspective that situates these issues within the particular history of the region and broader debates on language and nationalism at a time of both increased globalization and ethno-regionalism. This book will appeal in particular to students and scholars of multilingualism, sociolinguistics, language discourses and language policy, and provide a valuable resource for researchers focusing on Baltic States, Northern Europe and the post-Soviet world in the related fields of history, political science, sociology and anthropology.

Free Download Nigel Thomas, C. Caballero Jurado, Darko Pavlovic, "Germany’s Eastern Front Allies (2): Baltic Forces"
English | 2002 | pages: 51 | ISBN: 1841761931 | PDF | 15,4 mb
The Baltic nations – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – enjoyed a brief independence between the World Wars before being annexed by the USSR in 1940 during World War II. The grim experience of Soviet occupation made it inevitable that after the German invasion of Russia in 1941 they would fight beside the Wehrmacht as allies against the Red Army while always hoping for restored independence. That hope was crushed again in 1944-45; yet ‘Forest Brother’ guerrillas continued to fight against hopeless odds for years after the second Soviet occupation. This extraordinary story is illustrated here with rare photos, insignia charts, tables of units and detailed uniform plates.