The Radical Right in Interwar Estonia

The first detailed study of Estonian politics during the 1930s, this book examines the Estonian Veterans' League which won a majority in a referendum for its constitutional amendment creating a strong presidency. The Veterans appeared set to triumph in the 1934 elections, but were thwarted by the establishment of an authoritarian regime. By using formerly unobtainable archival records, this study fills a considerable gap in the literature on the Baltic states and should be appealing to those interested in fascism.

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The Radical Right in Interwar Estonia

The first detailed study of Estonian politics during the 1930s, this book examines the Estonian Veterans' League which won a majority in a referendum for its constitutional amendment creating a strong presidency. The Veterans appeared set to triumph in the 1934 elections, but were thwarted by the establishment of an authoritarian regime. By using formerly unobtainable archival records, this study fills a considerable gap in the literature on the Baltic states and should be appealing to those interested in fascism.

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The Radical Right in Interwar Estonia

The Radical Right in Interwar Estonia

by A. Kasekamp
The Radical Right in Interwar Estonia

The Radical Right in Interwar Estonia

by A. Kasekamp

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Overview

The first detailed study of Estonian politics during the 1930s, this book examines the Estonian Veterans' League which won a majority in a referendum for its constitutional amendment creating a strong presidency. The Veterans appeared set to triumph in the 1934 elections, but were thwarted by the establishment of an authoritarian regime. By using formerly unobtainable archival records, this study fills a considerable gap in the literature on the Baltic states and should be appealing to those interested in fascism.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780312225988
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 07/01/2000
Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society
Edition description: 2000
Pages: 218
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Andres Kasekamp is Lecturer in Contemporary History at the University of Tartu, Estonia.

Table of Contents

Introduction
• The Emergence of Independent Estonia
• The Political Context
• Origins of the Estonian Radical Right
• The Constitutional Referenda
• "A Bloodless National Revolution?"
• Ideology
• Organization
• Coup d'état
• Underground
• The Authoritarian Regime
• World War Two
• The Radical Right in the North-East Baltic
• Conclusion

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