Why Putin won't attempt to 'integrate' Estonia and Latvia into the Russian Federation
Journal: London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Year: 2018

Following the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, there were fears that Estonia and Latvia could be dragged into a similar crisis due to the large numbers of ethnic Russians living in each state. But as Michele E. Commercio highlights, the unique history of Estonia and Latvia has produced a very different situation to that in Ukraine, with both states now hosting a new generation of integrated, bilingual ethnic Russians who are content with their lives in Estonia and Latvia. Any attempt to int