Regions Estonia
Survey Articles (Regional)
Regional Thematic Articles
- Commemoration, Cult of the Fallen (East Central Europe)
- Governments, Parliaments and Parties; Political Movements and Protostate Formation (East Central Europe)
- Historiography 1918-Today (East Central Europe)
- Labour Movements and Strikes (East Central Europe)
- Post-war Agrarian Economic Policies (East Central Europe)
- Post-war Economies (East Central Europe)
- Post-war Military Action and Violence (East Central Europe)
- Post-war Societies (East Central Europe)
- Press/Journalism (East Central Europe)
- Prisoners of War (East Central Europe)
- Propaganda at Home and Abroad (East Central Europe)
- Revolutions (East Central Europe)
- Warfare 1914-1918 (East Central Europe)
Encyclopedic Entries
Survey Articles (Regional)
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This article presents a survey of the First World War in the region of today’s states of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland. Chronologically the article begins with the outbreak of the war in … READ MORE
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Regional Thematic Articles
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Commemoration, Cult of the Fallen (East Central Europe)
By Jussi Jalonen, Klaus Richter and Piotr Szlanta
In the countries of East Central Europe, the commemoration of soldiers who fell during the First World War followed a complex trajectory. After 1918, governments invested in war cemeteries and war … READ MORE
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Governments, Parliaments and Parties; Political Movements and Protostate Formation (East Central Europe)
By Klaus Richter and Piotr Szlanta
Political movements in Poland and the Baltics were heavily influenced by the German occupation, the Russian Revolution, and the political agency of their diasporas. While the establishment of an … READ MORE
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East Central European historians of the First World War have focused and continue to focus on the regaining independence and state-building processes that took place in East Central Europe in the … READ MORE
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During the First World War, revolutionary changes occurred in the labour movement in East Central Europe. The total mobilisation of resources by the warring powers and the economic crisis increased … READ MORE
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Agrarianism became a major political force in the independent states that emerged from the western periphery of the Russian Empire at the end of the First World War. Politicians of agrarian parties … READ MORE
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Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland – all countries founded after World War I on the ruins of the Russian Empire – had to face more complex challenges than most of the stable western … READ MORE
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The armistices of 1918 officially ended the First World War in Europe, but violence did not cease with the signing of the peace treaties. Fighting continued not only on the periphery, in Archangelsk … READ MORE
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Although in late 1918 countries of East Central Europe had different forms of government and military situations, they all faced similar social problems. First, the wartime ethnicization reached its … READ MORE
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The situation of the press in East Central Europe worsened after the outbreak of the First World War. There was a temporary growth in readership as a result of a desire for information. This did not, … READ MORE
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During the war, hundreds of thousands of East Central Europeans mobilised to the imperial armies of Austro-Hungary, Russia, and Germany were taken prisoner. Beyond the ordinary problems of POWs such … READ MORE
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This article discusses the content and impact of various propaganda strategies which were used in East Central Europe by warring powers, local political parties and national organizations during the … READ MORE
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This article discusses the influence the Russian Revolution had on countries in East Central Europe. In the Polish Kingdom and Lithuania there was no direct impact because of the German occupation. … READ MORE
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Unlike the war on the Western Front, warfare in East Central Europe during the First World War was characterised by comparatively rapid movements, especially in 1915 and 1917/18. This manifested … READ MORE
Regional Thematic
Encyclopedic Entries
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During the Estonian War of Independence, the Baltic Germans - despite their relatively small numbers - established their own military forces, the ''Baltenregiment'', in order to support the struggle. … READ MORE
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The so-called “Wars of Independence” in the Baltics were part of a larger conflict and continuing warfare in Eastern Europe. After the proclamations of independence and the November Armistice, … READ MORE
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Johan Laidoner, Estonian general and statesman, started his career in the Russian army during World War I. He was crucial in establishing an Estonian army, which he commanded in the War of … READ MORE
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Konstantin Päts, a leading Estonian politician, was a key figure in the establishment of Estonian independence during and after World War I. In 1934, he and Johan Laidoner organized a putsch and … READ MORE
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Nikolaĭ Yudenich was one of the most successful Russian commanders in World War One. He demonstrated admirable consistency in achieving victories on the Caucasus Front. During the Russian Civil War, … READ MORE
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See also
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This article offers an overview of peacemaking after the First World War from the armistices of 1918 until 1923. It considers the outcomes of the five Parisian treaties (Versailles, Saint-Germain and … READ MORE
Thematic
Survey Articles (Regional)
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This article presents a survey of the First World War in the region of today’s states of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland. Chronologically the article begins with the outbreak of the war in … READ MORE
Regional
Regional Thematic Articles
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Commemoration, Cult of the Fallen (East Central Europe)
By Jussi Jalonen, Klaus Richter and Piotr Szlanta
In the countries of East Central Europe, the commemoration of soldiers who fell during the First World War followed a complex trajectory. After 1918, governments invested in war cemeteries and war … READ MORE
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Governments, Parliaments and Parties; Political Movements and Protostate Formation (East Central Europe)
By Klaus Richter and Piotr Szlanta
Political movements in Poland and the Baltics were heavily influenced by the German occupation, the Russian Revolution, and the political agency of their diasporas. While the establishment of an … READ MORE
Regional Thematic -
East Central European historians of the First World War have focused and continue to focus on the regaining independence and state-building processes that took place in East Central Europe in the … READ MORE
Regional Thematic -
During the First World War, revolutionary changes occurred in the labour movement in East Central Europe. The total mobilisation of resources by the warring powers and the economic crisis increased … READ MORE
Regional Thematic -
Agrarianism became a major political force in the independent states that emerged from the western periphery of the Russian Empire at the end of the First World War. Politicians of agrarian parties … READ MORE
Regional Thematic -
Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland – all countries founded after World War I on the ruins of the Russian Empire – had to face more complex challenges than most of the stable western … READ MORE
Regional Thematic -
The armistices of 1918 officially ended the First World War in Europe, but violence did not cease with the signing of the peace treaties. Fighting continued not only on the periphery, in Archangelsk … READ MORE
Regional Thematic -
Although in late 1918 countries of East Central Europe had different forms of government and military situations, they all faced similar social problems. First, the wartime ethnicization reached its … READ MORE
Regional Thematic -
The situation of the press in East Central Europe worsened after the outbreak of the First World War. There was a temporary growth in readership as a result of a desire for information. This did not, … READ MORE
Regional Thematic -
During the war, hundreds of thousands of East Central Europeans mobilised to the imperial armies of Austro-Hungary, Russia, and Germany were taken prisoner. Beyond the ordinary problems of POWs such … READ MORE
Regional Thematic -
This article discusses the content and impact of various propaganda strategies which were used in East Central Europe by warring powers, local political parties and national organizations during the … READ MORE
Regional Thematic -
This article discusses the influence the Russian Revolution had on countries in East Central Europe. In the Polish Kingdom and Lithuania there was no direct impact because of the German occupation. … READ MORE
Regional Thematic -
Unlike the war on the Western Front, warfare in East Central Europe during the First World War was characterised by comparatively rapid movements, especially in 1915 and 1917/18. This manifested … READ MORE
Regional Thematic
Encyclopedic Entries
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During the Estonian War of Independence, the Baltic Germans - despite their relatively small numbers - established their own military forces, the ''Baltenregiment'', in order to support the struggle. … READ MORE
Entry -
The so-called “Wars of Independence” in the Baltics were part of a larger conflict and continuing warfare in Eastern Europe. After the proclamations of independence and the November Armistice, … READ MORE
Entry -
Johan Laidoner, Estonian general and statesman, started his career in the Russian army during World War I. He was crucial in establishing an Estonian army, which he commanded in the War of … READ MORE
Entry -
Konstantin Päts, a leading Estonian politician, was a key figure in the establishment of Estonian independence during and after World War I. In 1934, he and Johan Laidoner organized a putsch and … READ MORE
Entry -
Nikolaĭ Yudenich was one of the most successful Russian commanders in World War One. He demonstrated admirable consistency in achieving victories on the Caucasus Front. During the Russian Civil War, … READ MORE
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