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Charts

Understanding the Baltic Revolution and the collapse of the Soviet Union requires more than a timeline of events. These charts provide political, economic, and historical context drawn from my lectures, with particular attention to the Baltic experience and perspectives often missing from broader accounts of Soviet history.

These are free to use for educational purposes.

(Charts have not been generated by AI)

Economic-Political Ideology Definitions

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Presentation about the Cold War and Contemporary Political Economy, including definitions and Comparisons, dispelling the Capitalist vs. Communist worldview (18 slides) (High school level and above)

Beyond Capitalism vs Communism

The Economic Spectrum

Capitalism vs Communism

Development Timeline of Capitalism and Communism

Political Economic Models From Cold War to Contemporary

Major Models in Cold War Political Economy

Cold War Political Economy Comparisons

Major Models in Contemporary Comparative Political Economy

Contemporary Political Economy Comparisons

Political Economy Comparisons Between the Cold War and Contemporary Eras

What About Democratic Socialism?

Democratic Socialism Definition and Comparisons

Contemporary Political Economy Systems in Practice page 1

Contemporary Political Economy Systems in Practice page 2

Former USSR Republics Political Economy Comparisons

Former USSR Republics GDP Rankings and Political Economy

Former USSR Republics Political Economy Features

Post-Communist Europe Political Economy Comparisons

Post-Communist European GDP Rankings and Political Economy

Conclusion

The Evolution of Lithuania’s Economic Framework

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High-level political-economic framework stages of the Lithuanian State (4 slides) (Recommended for High school level and above.)
More detailed descriptions of the evolution of Lithuania’s economic framework (9 slides) (Recommended for High school level and above.)

Political-Economic Framwork Stages of the Lithuanian State ~2000 BCE – 1000 CE

Political-Economic Framwork Stages of the Lithuanian State 1000 – 1795

Political-Economic Framwork Stages of the Lithuanian State 1795 – 1940

Political-Economic Framwork Stages of the Lithuanian State 1940 – Present

Evolution of Lithuania’s Economic Framework

Evolution of Lithuania’s Economic Framework – Early Kingdom

Evolution of Lithuania’s Economic Framework – Commonwealth Era

Evolution of Lithuania’s Economic Framework – Tsrist Period

Evolution of Lithuania’s Economic Framework – Interwar

Evolution of Lithuania’s Economic Framework – Soviet

Evolution of Lithuania’s Economic Framework – Transition

Evolution of Lithuania’s Economic Framework – EU Integration

Evolution of Lithuania’s Economic Framework – Modern Era

The Spread of Marxist-Leninist Communism

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What is Communism?

How Countries Became Communist

Spread of Marxist-Leninist Communist Countries

How Russia Incorporated Countries into the USSR

The Soviet Blueprint for Annexation

Soviet Political Evolution of Collapse

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From a presentation about how Mikhail Gorbachev’s Perestroika (restructuring) triggered the collapse of the USSR (4 slides) (Recommended for High school level and above.)
Detailed presentation about how post-Stalin economic reforms contributed to the USSR’s collapse (6 slides) (Recommended for High school level and above.)

Soviet Union Power Pyramid

How Gorbachev Broke the Soviet Power Pyramid

Breaking the Soviet Power Pyramid Triggered the Collapse of the USSR

Soviet Power No Longer a Pyramid in 1991 – the Collapse of the USSR accelerates

How Economic Reforms Contributed to the USSR Collapse

How Economic Reforms Contributed to the USSR Collapse 1953-1964

How Economic Reforms Contributed to the USSR Collapse 1965-1970

How Economic Reforms Contributed to the USSR Collapse 1970-1982

How Economic Reforms Contributed to the USSR Collapse 1982-1985

How Economic Reforms Contributed to the USSR Collapse 1985-1991

Legitimacy of Lithuanian Statehood

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Legitimacy of Lithuanian Statehood

The Soviet Blueprint for Annexation

The Soviet Blueprint for Soviet Annexation Step One

The Soviet Blueprint for Annexation Step Two

The Soviet Blueprint for Annexation Step Three

The Soviet Blueprint for Annexation Step Four

The Soviet Blueprint for Annexation Step Five

The Soviet Blueprint for Annexation Map

Soviet Repression

Soviet Repression Resistance

Soviet Annexation Interrrupted by German Nazi Invasion

The Holocaust in Lithuania

Soviet Re-Occupation

Soviet Re-Occupation Means Repression Continues

Lithuanian Anti-Soviet Resistance

Lithuanian Anti-Soviet Resistance and the Politics of Memory

Legal Continuity of the Lithuanian State Final Outcome

Who Officially Recognized Lithuanian Independence and When

Lithuanian Statehood Facts

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Lithuanian Government Structure

Lithuanian Government Structure Core Powers

Russian Hybrid Warfare Against the Baltics Since 1992

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