The Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are thriving
after hundreds of years of German colonization, numerous wars of
conquest, and demographic Russification. Their cultures have
survived, perhaps through a conscious effort to sustain many of
their most ancient customs and traditions. Though the Baltic States
are responding to modern and postmodern international trends,
contemporary developments in the region's cultural life are part of
an ongoing conversation about the way in which the Balts understand
their histories, destinies, and national identities. This timely
overview of the reemerging states portrays the Estonians, Latvians,
and Lithuanians as they see themselves-through a historical lens.
The Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are thriving
after hundreds of years of German colonization, numerous wars of
conquest, and demographic Russification. Their cultures have
survived, perhaps through a conscious effort to sustain many of
their most ancient customs and traditions. Though the Baltic States
are responding to modern and postmodern international trends,
contemporary developments in the region's cultural life are part of
an ongoing conversation about the way in which the Balts understand
their own histories, destines, and national identities. This timely
overview of the reemerging states portrays the Estonians, Latvians,
and Lithuanians as they see themselves-through a historical lens.
The approach in each of the topical chapters is to generalize what
is common among the three states and then to focus on each country
in turn. Chapters on the land, people, and history; religion;
marriage, family, gender, and education; holidays, cuisine, and
leisure activities; language, folklore, and literature; media and
cinema; performing arts; and art are a superb introduction to the
Baltics and to the unique aspects of the countries. Lithuania's
culture has been heavily influenced by Poland, and the capital,
Vilnius, was a thriving center of Jewish learning until the Nazi
years. Latvia is the most ethnically diverse and
Russian-influenced. Estonia sees itself as a European country,
indeed, Scandinavian.
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