From Independence to Independence – the 20th century

iDevice ikoon The Objectives
  • The main objective: to map the the crucial event in the history of the Baltic States in the 20th century and to demonstrate how they have affected today's Baltic societies and politics
  • Other objectives:
    • To demonstrate the importance of inter-war independence
    • To map the main differences between the Baltic countries during the interwar independence period
    • To demonstrate the diversified impact of Soviet rule on individual Baltic countries
    • To explore the crucial differences between the independence movements in the Baltic States in the late 1980’s

The Outcomes of the Learning Object:
  • The basic knowledge about the history of the Baltic States in the 20th century
  • The basic knowledge about the differences between the Baltic States in the context of the history of the 20th century

The target group
Foreign students interested in the Baltic States

Learning material consits of:

  • 2 video lectures: Part 1 (49 minutes) and Part 2 (60 minutes).
  • 6 exercises
The video lectures for the 2nd lecture of the course "Baltic Politics and Government".

Technical Requirements: no special software is required, only flash player (download Adobe Flash Player) and pdf reader (download Adobe Reader) are needed.
Passing the learning object takes approximately 7 academic hours

Author of the Learning Object:
Tõnis Saarts, lecturer of Political Science, Institute of Political Science and Public Administration, Tallinn University

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Tõnis Saarts, Tallinn University 2009