Administratively speaking, Russification sought to integrate the Baltic states into the Russian ways of administration (government, law, institutions) and culture (language, religion, education), but ironically led to the rise of Baltic national movements and the breakage of power from German elites. Following Russification was the Revolution of 1905; the Revolution was the beginning of convergence of Baltic history and resulted in a more politically automate region as well as a more politically conscious peoples. Finally in 1918 all three states declared independence, neutrality, and democratic governments. Yet as WWI comes to an end, the Baltic states lack of political experiences and civic culture in addition to the great deal of instability in the number of cabinets, the democratic government began to shift to authoritarian; Lithuania was the first of the three to shift in 1926 with the other two in 1934, all following an authoritarian
Administratively speaking, Russification sought to integrate the Baltic states into the Russian ways of administration (government, law, institutions) and culture (language, religion, education), but ironically led to the rise of Baltic national movements and the breakage of power from German elites. Following Russification was the Revolution of 1905; the Revolution was the beginning of convergence of Baltic history and resulted in a more politically automate region as well as a more politically conscious peoples. Finally in 1918 all three states declared independence, neutrality, and democratic governments. Yet as WWI comes to an end, the Baltic states lack of political experiences and civic culture in addition to the great deal of instability in the number of cabinets, the democratic government began to shift to authoritarian; Lithuania was the first of the three to shift in 1926 with the other two in 1934, all following an authoritarian