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The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, the Baltic Asse
The international boundaries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in 1935
According to the 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, "the Baltic states (Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)" were divided into German and Soviet "spheres of influence" (German copy).
Memorial plaque to the Baltic victims of the Soviets (Strasbourg, main building of the European Parliament)
The Baltic Way was a mass anti-Soviet demonstration in 1989 where c. 25% of the total population of the Baltic countries participated.
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Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It bo
Baltic states
…The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, the Baltic Assembly, and the OECD. The three sovereign states…
Turaida Castle near Sigulda, built in 1214 under Albert of Riga
Latvians national rally in Dundaga in 1905
Jānis Čakste (1859–1927), the first president of Latvia
Red Army troops enter Riga (1940)