Tatiana G. Zazerskaya Latvia's Ordeal (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Latvia's OrdealCondition: NewEAN: 9781680539530ISBN: 9781680539530Publisher: Academica PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/30/2021Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 633gAuthor: Tatiana G. ZazerskayaLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Nation Building in War and RevolutionDescription: Based on research in Russian, French, and Belgian archives, Latvia’s Ordeal traces the complex story of Latvian state-building. Pinning hopes on the outcome of World War I, Latvia’s nationalist intelligentsia advocated self-determination and the establishment of a new state within ethnographic borders. Independence emerged in a complex domestic and international landscape. While part of Latvia’s ethnic territories were occupied by German troops, half of the population and much industry had been evacuated to the Russian interior. Proclaiming independence in German-ruled Riga on November 18, 1918, Latvian politicians hoped for Allied support as the German Empire fell apart.Nevertheless, Latvia’s solemn declaration of independence was not enough. As the anxious Allies were awaiting the results of political and military confrontations between the still-deployed German troops, the Bolsheviks ruling in Riga, and military units of the anti-communist White Russian movement, the new Latvian state had to navigate a difficult path between these competing parties and their own people. Ultimately, a peace treaty with Soviet Russia was the only way to guarantee, at least temporarily, Latvia’s independence as a new nation-state.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Military History, HistoryRelease Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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