Historical Dictionary of Estonia

This Dictionary provides an encyclopedic overview of Estonia from the 12th Century to the present, with two-thirds devoted to the past 100 years, and one-quarter covering the past decade and half. The only such work on Estonia in English, it consists of detailed, analytical articles on the economic, political, and social transition of Estonia from the beginning of its written history to its membership in the European Union.

Toivo Miljan is professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Ontario, and adjunct professor of political economy, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland.

Editor's Foreword

ix

Preface

xi

Reader's Notes

xiii

Acronyms and Abbreviations

xv

Maps

xviii

Chronology

1

(58)

Introduction

59

(26)

The Dictionary

85

(416)

Appendix A: Heads of Estonian Government

501

(2)

Appendix B: Estonian Foreign Ministers

503

(2)

Appendix C: Estonian Participation in Free and Mostly Free Elections, 1989--2003

505

(4)

Glossary

509

(2)

Bibliography

511

(46)

About the Author

557

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Historical Dictionary of Estonia

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