Anmerkungen:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-230) and index
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:
In 1989 three Soviet republics - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, known as Baltic countries - started a determined push for independence, risking to destabilise the Soviet Union and to derail international negotiations on German reunification. 'Politics of Uncertainty' traces Soviet and American responses to Baltic claims for independence and, in doing so, sheds light on the end of the Cold War.
Introduction -- The origins of the Baltic question -- "Have you not noticed our absence?" : the Baltic question during the Annus Mirabilis of 1989 -- Building a new world order? : the Lithuanian crisis of spring 1990 -- The end of perestroika? : the Baltic quest for visibility and the Soviet crackdown -- The rise of republics, the fall of the center : the Baltic exception and the collapse of the USSR -- Conclusion.