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Baltic Chain - http://www.baltikett.ee/ History of the 600 kilometer long human chain that linked Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, in protest at the continued occupation of the three Baltic republics. [Estonian, English]

Baltic Way - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Way Article about the Baltic Chain, a protest demonstration that took place in 1989. This was a major historical event that led to the eventual independence from the Soviet Union.

Boris Meissner - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Meissner German historian and international law specialist, whose thesis in 1954, provided legal proof that the occupation and annexation of the Baltic countries by the USSR was a violation of international law.

British Campaign in the Baltic 1918–1919 - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Campaign_in_the_Baltic_1918-19 An intervention which played a key role in enabling the establishment of the independent states of Estonia and Latvia. The Royal Navy denied the Bolsheviks the ability to move by sea and bombarded them on land in support of Estonian and Latvian troops.

Communism and Crimes against Humanity in the Baltic states - http://www.hot.ee/evlliit/okup_2.htm Covers the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, genocide against Baltic people, persecution of Baltic culture and religion, economic and environmental destruction.

KGB Documents - http://www.kgbdocuments.eu/ A project aimed at making public KGB documents from the years of occupation of the three Baltic countries. [English, Russian]

Modern History: The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1939pact.html Full text of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact from 1939.

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov-Ribbentrop_Pact Wikipedia article about the Nazi-Soviet nonaggression and friendship pact which divided Eastern Europe between the Third Reich and the Soviet Union.

Nationalities and Other Problems - http://history.eserver.org/baltic-history.txt Describes the historic influx of ethnic groups of people and the changing balance of power throughout the years.

Occupation of the Baltic states - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Baltic_states History of the occupations of the Baltics by the Soviets and Nazis starting with the German-Soviet Nonaggression pact in 1939 until the restoration of independence in 1991.

Singing Revolution - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing_Revolution The events between 1987 and 1990 that led to the renewal of independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

The Baltic Chain: Ten Years After - Central Europe Review - http://www.ce-review.org/99/9/amber9.html Article about the 10 year anniversary of the Baltic chain and the impact it had on the future of the Baltic countries.

The Forgotten Fleet - The Baltic Times - http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/11541 The British navy's involvement in Baltic independence.

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: The Documents - http://www.lituanus.org/1989/89_1_03.htm Copies of the original documents and translation in English.

The Situation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - http://web-static.vm.ee/static/failid/358/eup_resol_1983.pdf European Parliament resolution of 13 January 1983, which recognizes the plight of the peoples of these states, the illegality of their occupation, and supports the decolonization and restoration of self government.

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