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The research for this paper was funded as part of a larger project on Nationality and Citizenship in the Baltic States by the generous support of the Institute of Peace Studies, Washington, DC, and The Leverhulme Trust, London. The author also wishes to thank Aadne Aasland and Richard Mole for their assistance in helping to carry out the public opinion survey amongst the settler communities in the Baltic States.

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