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As most here probably know, during the years 1918-20 there was fighting in the Baltics between the Bolsheviks and anti-Bolshevik forces. There's a pamphlet that describes this period from a pro-Soviet POV: https://archive.org/details/SovietRussiaAndTheBalticRepublics

My question is, assuming the Bolsheviks did manage to succeed and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia become constituent republics of the Soviet Union, what long term consequences is this likely to have on the USSR itself and politics/economics in the region?

I ask since I'm doing a simulation of the world of 1919 and the Bolshevik players have managed to establish soviet governments in the region.
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