Политика Москвы в республиках Балтии в послевоенные годы (1944-1956) : исследования и документы

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Baltijos regionas; Baltijos respublikos; Baltijos šalys (Baltic states); Institucinis kontrolės mechanizmas; Maskvos politika; Pokario metai (1944-1956); Pokaris (1944-1956); Sovietinių respublikų kūrimas; Sovietizacija; Sovietų Sąjunga (SSRS; Soviet Union; USSR); Stalinizmas; Baltic countries; Foundation of soviet republics; Moscow's policy; Post-war years (1944-1956); Sovietisation; Stalinism; The Baltic Republics; The Baltic region; The Post-War Years (1944–1956); The Soviet Union; The institutional control mechanisms; The policy of Moscow.

ENThe first Soviet year and the time period between autumn 1944 and 1956 constitutes the significant epoch in Estonian history, which is characterized by dismantling of the independence-period statehood and construction of the Soviet power structure, completion of the new cadres, suppression of the armed resistance, realization of the large-scale repressions, introduction of the Soviet economical system, sovietization of the society’s spiritual life and development and instalment of Moscow’s control mechanisms over the union republic. In other words, it was the period when the new regime was finally instituted in Estonia, and the foundation for the Estonian SSR was created. Although it is an important period in the history of Estonia as well as in the history of other Baltic countries, there has not been an extensive research carried out about it. Indeed, the existent historiography lists thorough treatments of single topics (mass repressions, armed resistance, censorship etc.), but they rather focus too much on Estonia and neglect the wider perspective. Association of the developments in Estonia at that time with the events in the Soviet Union, in Eastern Europe and on international level have remained in the background. Yet, recognition of this wider perspective is crucial in order to understand the processes that happened then in Estonia. The unexploited archival sources in the archives of Estonia, Russia and other countries would offer this approach a good opportunity, as do also the recently published researches and document publications in Russia and elsewhere in the world. The primary goal of the current collection is to at least partially fill those gaps listed above and to contribute considerably to the research and interpretation of the period under the discussion - 1940-1956. [...]. [From the publication]