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Estonian ‘Balticness’ as a social construct: meanings and contextual specifics
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Baltic peoples (Estonian: Balti rahvad)
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Baltic Assembly (Estonian: Balti Assamblee)
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Baltic-Polish region (Estonian: Balti-Poola regioon)
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Baltic Council of Ministers (Estonian: Balti Ministrite Nõukogu)
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Security in the Baltic region as a Projection of Global Confrontation between Russia and the USA
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