<P> The Baltic republics , forcibly reincorporated into the Soviet Union in 1944 , pressed for independence , beginning with Estonia in November 1988 when the Estonian legislature passed laws resisting the control of the central government . While Gorbachev had loosened Soviet control over Eastern Europe , he had made it known that Baltic separatism would not be tolerated and be met with embargoes and force if need be , as there was a tacit agreement in the Politboro of the infeasibility of using force to keep Poland and Czechoslovakia communist , but said loss of power would not extend into the USSR itself . </P>
<P> The Baltic republics , forcibly reincorporated into the Soviet Union in 1944 , pressed for independence , beginning with Estonia in November 1988 when the Estonian legislature passed laws resisting the control of the central government . While Gorbachev had loosened Soviet control over Eastern Europe , he had made it known that Baltic separatism would not be tolerated and be met with embargoes and force if need be , as there was a tacit agreement in the Politboro of the infeasibility of using force to keep Poland and Czechoslovakia communist , but said loss of power would not extend into the USSR itself . </P>
what was the first satellite state to break away from the ussr
what was the first satellite state to break away from the ussr
Estonia
Estonia