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Malaise and exhaustion have settled over much of the Baltics. Prices are prohibitive, economic reform is achingly slow and political development has stalled. "Life hasn't suddenly become bright and easy," says Kaupo Pollisinski, spokesman for the Bank of Estonia. The struggle for independence has left many Balts politically apathetic. "For two years I went to every demonstration," says Lauri Sillak, a 23-year-old Estonian artist. "I like independence, but I'm tired of politics now." The republics expected a disproportionate amount of attention from the West, but that has waned, and some Baltic leaders are worried that Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia hoped the end of communism meant the beginning of a wonderful life | 12/7/1992 | See Source »

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