The status and the future of Baltic States and Romania in the strategy of Western Allies in the early years of the Second World War: a comparative view
Journal: The Romanian Journal for Baltic and Nordic Studies
Year: 2010

The fate of Lithuania and Romania as well as future of the whole Central and Eastern European region was determined in the years of the Second World War. The common origin of their tragic and painful history was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact – the secret deal between Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, which divided Central and Eastern Europe between two totalitarian regimes. In June 1940 the three Baltic States and a part of Romania were directly occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union. The main obje