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  Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

  1918 peace treaty between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey on the one hand and Russia on the other.
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  Baltic Resources

  Spreadsheet of additional Baltic resources, including digital resources organized by republic, a collection of videos, and Baltic organizations in the US.
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  August 23 1987 Rally in Vilnius

  Lithuanians gather at the base of the monument to poet Adam Mickiewicz to protest the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact of August 23 1939.
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  The Baltic Way: History

  Webpage with historical background on the Baltic Way, including national protests leading up to it.
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  US Senators Letter to Gorbachev 18 August 87

  Page 1 (of 3) of a letter from US senators to M.S. Gorbachev expressing concern about the events in the Baltics, calling for the publishing of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact.
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  Welles Declaration, Department of State Press Release

  Statement by Welles Sumner on the Soviet Union’s occupation of the Baltic states.
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  The Yalta Conference: February, 1945

  The agreements made between the United States, Great Britain and the USSR regarding postwar reorganization.
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  Declaration by the United Nations

  Includes the declarations of the allied powers before the start of World War II.
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  Ojārs Ginters. A witness to history

  Article about the life of Ojārs Ginters, based on a 2008 interview in the magazine "Tikšanās" (Meeting) and M. Ginters 2005 book “Vai tie bijām mēs?”
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  Atlantic Charter: August 14, 1941

  Expresses the United States’ and Britain’s goals for the world after World War II.
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  Helsinki-86 Commemoration to 1941 Deportations

  Photo of Helsinki-86 members laying flowers at the base of Riga's Freedom Monument in commemoration of the June 14 1941 deportations.
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  2013 National Black Ribbon Day Commemoration events announced

  Newspaper article describing the establishment of a commemorative day to honor Black Ribbon Day in Canada.
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  From Opposition to Independence: Social Movements in Latvia, 1986- 1991

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  The Helsinki Accords

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  Memorandum of the Latvian Human Rights Group Helsinki-86

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  Statement on the Establishment of the Latvian Human Rights Group Helsinki-86

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  Virtual exhibition "Latvian Human Rights Protection Group "Helsinki-86""

  Video from the Latvian National Museum of History on the activities of Helsinki-86 from 1986 to 1990.
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  The Baltic Way 30

  Document produced on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way outlining the event's history.
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  A Brief History of the Chautauqua Conferences on U.S.- Soviet Relations

  One-page outline of Soviet-American relations and the Chautauqua Institution.
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  Reporter's Notebook: Gleaming Baltic Resort

  NYT article outlining the 1986 Chautauqua Conference in Jūrmala, Latvia.
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  CIA Information Report: The Latvian Resistance

  CIA report on the Latvian Resistance.
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  Latvia and Russia - Treaty of Peace August 11th, 1920

  The official peace treaty between Russia and Latvia, signed on August 11th, 1920.
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  On Guard For Latvia’s Statehood

  Outlines foreign diplomatic actions of Latvia during the military occupancy of Soviet military forces from 1940-1991.