Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
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The Soviet occupation of the Baltic states was the 1940 annexation and subsequent control of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania by the USSR, marked by political repression, mass deportations, and the suppression of national independence.
Aliases (6)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annexation
→
historical event → military occupation → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
→
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic → Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic → |
| characterizedBy |
Sovietization policies
→
censorship → collectivization of agriculture → nationalization of industry → persecution of political elites → suppression of religious institutions → |
| countryOccupied |
Estonia
→
Latvia → Lithuania → |
| endCause |
restoration of independence of Estonia
→
restoration of independence of Latvia → restoration of independence of Lithuania → |
| endTime |
1991
→
|
| followedBy |
German occupation of the Baltic states
→
Soviet re-occupation of the Baltic states → |
| hasCause |
Soviet ultimata to Baltic governments
→
|
| hasEffect |
Russification policies in the Baltic states
→
annexation of Estonia into the USSR → annexation of Latvia into the USSR → annexation of Lithuania into the USSR → demographic changes in the Baltic states → forced population transfers in the Baltic states → incorporation of Baltic states as Soviet Socialist Republics → mass deportations from the Baltic states → political repression in the Baltic states → suppression of national independence in the Baltic states → |
| legalStatus |
considered illegal occupation by Baltic states
→
contested by Russian Federation → |
| location |
Baltic region
→
Eastern Europe → |
| occupyingPower |
Soviet Union
→
|
| opposedBy |
Baltic partisan resistance
→
Forest Brothers → |
| partOf |
World War II
→
|
| precededBy |
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
→
Soviet–German boundary and friendship treaty → |
| recognizedBy |
United States non-recognition policy
→
|
| startTime |
1940
→
|
| timePeriod |
20th century
→
|
| topicOf |
European Parliament resolutions on the Baltic states
→
historiography of the Baltic states → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Baltic states
("Soviet occupation in 1940")
→
Estonian Defence Forces ("Soviet occupation of Estonia") → Lithuanians ("Soviet occupation of Lithuania") → |
historicalEvent |
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Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
→
|
enabled |
|
Embassy of Lithuania in Washington, D.C.
("Restoration of Independence of Lithuania")
→
|
establishedAfter |
|
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
("Soviet re-occupation of the Baltic states")
→
|
followedBy |
|
Baltic Way
→
|
politicalContext |
|
Home Army offensive operations in Vilnius region
("Soviet occupation of Lithuania")
→
|
relatedTo |
|
Soviet-German Front
("Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe")
→
|
result |