Andrejs Plakans: 3 books
by Andrejs Plakans
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2011
The Baltic region is frequently neglected in broader histories of Europe and its international significance can be obscured by separate treatments of the various Baltic states. With this wide-ranging survey, Andrejs Plakans presents an integrated history of three Baltic peoples - Estonians, Latvians...
Legacies of Totalitarian Language in the Discourse Culture of the Post-Totalitarian Era
The Case of Eastern Europe, Russia, and China
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011
This book is unique in its kind. It is the first scholarly work to attempt a comprehensive and fairly detailed look into the lingering legacies of the communist totalitarian modes of thought and expression in the new discourse forms of the post-totalitarian era. The book gives also new and interesting...
by Aldis Purs, Andrejs Plakans
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Latvia is located on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. After a brief period of independence between the two World Wars, Latvia was annexed by the USSR in 1940. It reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994. Latvia...