Political and legal aspects of the Baltic republics’ struggle for independence: implications of the Baltic Way
Journal: Pasado y Memoria Revista de Historia Contemporánea
Year: 2025

This paper presents the Baltic states’ efforts to regain independence after World War II from the perspective of the prevailing political and legal conditions. The research conducted focuses primarily on the period of the dynamic changes that took place in the 1980s. We describe the most significant factors in the disintegration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, with particular emphasis on the importance of the lack of respect for the subjectivity of the peoples living in the individua