About the Baltic States

You have a wrong understanding of the three Baltic countries. The people of the three Baltic countries did not "voluntarily join the Soviet Union" at all, but were enslaved by the Soviet Union for decades.

(1) When the Soviet Union was founded in 1922, the three Baltic countries were independent countries.

“The three Baltic countries border Belarus, Poland, and Russia. They are natural channels for exchanges between the East and the West. They have a very important strategic position. They have been occupied by many neighboring countries such as Germany, Sweden, and Tsarist Russia in history. The October Revolution Before M, the three countries were controlled by the Tsarist Empire. Later, under the favorable opportunity of the Soviet Union's implementation of the good-neighbor policy, the three countries separated from the Soviet Union and became independent on December 25, 1920. In 1920, the Soviet Union signed agreements recognizing independence and delimitation with the three countries. Peace Treaty on Boundaries and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations"/viewthread.php?tid=424626

(3) The three Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) successively declared independence in 1990 and 1991

The three Baltic countries became independent After quickly overcoming the economic difficulties that occurred in the initial stage of independence, the economy showed growth momentum, and many important economic indicators were in a leading position compared with the CIS countries.

Now Lithuania has entered the "rank of developed countries", and the other two countries are also thriving.

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