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Social conditions in Estonia after the Second World War
Social conditions in Estonia after the Second World War

Author(s): Heikki Roiko-Jokela
Subject(s): History
Published by: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Új-és Jelenkori Egyetemes Történeti Tanszék
Keywords: Estonia; World War II; Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact; Sovietization; resistance

Summary/Abstract: Estonia was forced to become an integral part of the USSR already in 1940. The aim of this paper to reconstruct the main stages of the Sovietization process in the field of economic, political and social life of Estonia. The examination covers the period from the 1940s to the 1980s wich enables to explore the long-term consequences of the Sovietization.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 179 - 192
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English
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