The Estonian SSR is the most industrially advanced and urbanized of the Soviet republics and also, perhaps logically, has the most Western life style and the highest standard of living. This in-depth study of the Estonian SSR not only describes the current Estonian scene, but also analyzes the postwar Soviet years, concentrating on the factors that have led Estonia to its present status. All chapters were written especially for this volume by subject specialists fluent in Estonian. In sum, it is the most detailed and comprehensive study of a Soviet republic available in English, and it supports the editors' argument that analysts' traditional preoccupation with events and decisions at the political center of the Soviet Union has been unsatisfactory for a thorough understanding of the country: much more attention must be given to the individual union republics.
Author(s): Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 458
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
The Contributors
Map of the Estonian SSR
Introduction
PART 1. POPULATION AND POLITICAL PROCESSES
1. Population Changes and Processes
2. Nationalism, Collaborationism, and New Leftism
3. Soviet Nationality Policy and the Estonian Communist Elite
PART 2. ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL PROCESSES
4. The Postwar Economic Transformation
5. The Struggle between the State and the Churches
6. Physical Education and Sports
PART 3. ASPECTS OF CULTURE
7. Estonian Literature
8. Drama and the Theater Arts
9. Ethnographic Studies
PART 4. HIGHER EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND SCIENCE
10. The Structure of Higher Education and Research
11. Selected Aspects of Scientific Research
12. Computers, Computer Sciences, and Computer Applications
13. Astronomical Research
