Between political rhetoric and realpolitik calculations: Western diplomacy and the Baltic independence struggle in the cold war endgame

Cold War History

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-42

  Readman, Kristina Spohr ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34248043850     PISSN: 14682745     EISSN: 17437962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14682740500395402     Document Type: Article

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