Keyword: «cultural self-identity»

The article presents an analysis of modern Russian historiography of Russian and Russian-speaking population position in the Baltic countries in the post-Soviet period. Particular attention is paid to the coverage in historical science of the problems of mass statelessness, legal and political discrimination of the Russian-speaking population in the Baltic republics. The article notes the fact that the authorities of the Baltic States are implementing the policy of overt and covert assimilation of the Russian-speaking population for a long time in their territories. According to the results of the study, the author concludes that Russian political scientists and historians unanimously agree that the Baltic republics authorities have been implementing a discriminatory policy against the Russian population for nearly 30 years, which does not comply with international law.