For the most part the Balic was conquered by the Russian empire, mostly from Sweden and Poland. When the Russian Empire took the Balic states the restored and

For the most part the Balic was conquered by the Russian empire, mostly from Sweden and Poland. When the Russian Empire took the Balic states the restored and increased Serfdom to the strongest it has ever been. Russian Empire and the Soviet Union have been horrible for the Baltics literally for 100s of years.