James H. Bater
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LOCATION: Waterloo, Canada
Professor of Geography, University of Waterloo, Ontario. Author of Russia and the Post-Soviet Scene: A Geographical Perspective and others.
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Latvia, country of northeastern Europe and the middle of the three Baltic states. Latvia, which was occupied and annexed by the U.S.S.R. in June 1940, declared its independence on August 21, 1991. The U.S.S.R. recognized its sovereignty on September 6, and United Nations membership followed shortly…
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