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Estonia and the Estonians
Second Edition, Updated
Toivo U. Raun
- 366 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Estonia and the Estonians
Second Edition, Updated
Toivo U. Raun
About This Book
Estonia and the Estonians provides the first compendious survey in any language of Estonian history, from prehistoric times to the twenty-first century. Estonia's strategic geopolitical locationāa crossroads where the major powers of northeastern Europe have struggled for influenceāand the small number of ethnic Estonians are crucial factors that have shaped the history of the area and its inhabitants.
The book emphasizes the period since the mid-nineteenth century, when a national movement calling for Estonian cultural and political autonomy began to emerge. During the two world wars, Estonia gained and lost political self-determination. Yet a modern Estonian culture was firmly established, and a strong sense of national identity survived the Soviet era.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- List of Maps
- Foreword
- Preface to the Updated Second Edition
- Preface
- ESTONIA BEFORE 1710: PART ONE
- 1: The Prehistoric Era
- 2: Medieval Livonia,1200-1561
- 3: Polish and Swedish Hegemony,1561-1710
- ESTONIA UNDER IMPERIAL RUSSIA: PART TWO
- 4: The Zenith and Eclipse of Serfdom,1710-1860
- 5: National Awakening and Russification,1860-1900
- 6: Revolution and War,1900-1917
- INDEPENDENT ESTONIA: PART THREE
- 7: The Emergence of Estonian Independence,1917-1920
- 8: The Republic of Estonia,1920-1939
- 9: Estonia in Crisis,1939-1940
- SOVIET ESTONIA: PART FOUR
- 10: The First Year of Soviet Rule,1940-1941
- 11: The German Occupation,1941-1944
- 12: The Stalinist Era,1944-1953
- 13: The Post-Stalin Era,1953-1985
- 14: Rebirth and De-Sovietization,1985-1991
- INDEPENDENCE RESTORED: PART FIVE
- 15: Estonia in the 1990s
- Epilogue
- APPENDIXES
- Glossary
- Notes
- EPILOGUE
- Bibliography
- SUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Index