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Jun 15, 2024 · Pop. (2020 est.) 5,841,000. Baltic states, northeastern region of Europe containing the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. They are bounded on the west and north by the Baltic Sea, on the east by Russia, on the southeast by Belarus, and on the southwest by Poland and an exclave of Russia.
- Prehistory, 18th Century
Baltic states - Prehistory, 18th Century: In prehistoric...
- Independence and The 20th Century
Baltic states - Independence, 20th Century, Sovereignty: The...
- The Early Modern Age
Baltic states - Hanseatic League, Reformation, Nationalism:...
- Soviet Republics
Baltic states - Soviet Republics, Independence, Geography:...
- Soviet Occupation
Baltic states - Soviet Occupation, Independence, History:...
- Prehistory, 18th Century
2 days ago · Exploring the Baltics often felt like travelling back… to the time the Iron Curtain fell. Maybe it is because 2019 marked the 30th Anniversary of the Baltic Way, which ultimately led to the Baltics regaining their independence. Maybe it is because austere Soviet-era apartment blocks are still as much part of the Baltic streetscape as ...
2 days ago · Estonia has been dominated by foreign powers through much of its history. In 1940 it was forcibly incorporated into the U.S.S.R. as one of its constituent republics. Estonia remained a Soviet republic until 1991, when, along with the other Baltic states, it declared its independence. The Soviet Union recognized independence for Estonia and the ...
2 days ago · Balkans, easternmost of Europe’s three great southern peninsulas. There is not universal agreement on the region’s components. The Balkans are usually characterized as comprising Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia—with all or part of each of those countries located within the peninsula.
22 hours ago · Hungarians, also known as Magyars (/ ˈ m æ ɡ j ɑː r z / MAG-yarz; Hungarian: magyarok [ˈmɒɟɒrok]), are a Central European nation and an ethnic group native to Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország) and historical Hungarian lands (i.e. belonging to the former Kingdom of Hungary) who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language.
2 days ago · The Albanians ( / ælˈbeɪniənz, ɔːl -/ a (w)l-BAY-nee-ənz; Albanian: Shqiptarët, pronounced [ʃcipˈtaɾət]) are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. [66] They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia as well as in Croatia ...
3 days ago · The Slavs or Slavic people are groups of people who speak Slavic languages.Slavs are geographically distributed throughout the northern parts of Eurasia; they predominantly inhabit Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Southeastern Europe, though there is a large Slavic minority scattered across the Baltic states, Northern Asia, and Central Asia, and a substantial Slavic diaspora in the Americas ...
