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| Makale Dili | – | Basım Tarihi | 01-2018 |
| Makale Linki | https://dspace.lu.lv/items/58f5a9b0-6c39-4088-9a6c-6af74efc1698 | ||
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| Although geographically small, caught between Russia and European states, the Baltic region was a region of major strategic importance. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, called the Baltic countries, have maintained their historical significance due to their strategic location. The presence of German and Russian empires close by made way for the quest for independence and occupation. Although being small countries with that particular geographical position, Baltic countries appeared on the stage of history as independent states towards the end of the First World War. As the Bolshevik Revolution in Tsarist Russia took place in 1917, the balance in the Baltics changed and Germany took Russia’s place, bringing about a new occupation. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed with the participation of Ottoman Empire on March 3, 1917, and it was envisaged that the entire Baltic Region would become a German sovereignty. According to the third clause of the treaty,“the territories of the west and the territories of the former Russia will no longer be subject to Russian sovereignty.” 1 However, at the end of the war, the loss of war by the Allied Powers of Germany prevented the Brest-Litovsk |
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