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dc.contributor.authorHousden, Martyn*
dc.date.accessioned2009-08-10T07:53:51Z
dc.date.available2009-08-10T07:53:51Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationHousden, V.M. (2007). When the Baltic Sea was a "bridge" for humanitarian action: the League of Nations, the Red Cross and the repatriation of prisoners of war between Russia and Central Europe 1920-22. Journal of Baltic Studies. Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 61-83.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/3251
dc.descriptionNoen
dc.description.abstractBy early 1920, literally hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war still had not been repatriated between Russia and Central Europe. To rectify matters a major humanitarian initiative followed, carried out largely under the auspices of the League of Nations. In a little less than two years, 427,886 people were repatriated. Of these, 406,091 were transported through the Baltic region. This paper highlights the important role of British officials in managing the ambitious project and emphasizes that Estonia, and Narva especially, played a pivotal role facilitating movement between East and West. The success of the venture meant that subsequent humanitarian agreements concluded in the 1920s built on international success rather than failure.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectEstoniaen
dc.subjectNarvaen
dc.subjectRussiaen
dc.subjectPrisonersen
dc.subjectHumanitarianen
dc.subjectLeague of Nationsen
dc.titleWhen the Baltic Sea was a "bridge" for humanitarian action: the League of Nations, the Red Cross and the repatriation of prisoners of war between Russia and Central Europe 1920-22.en
dc.status.refereedYesen
dc.typeArticleen
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/01629770701223569


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