<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2021/my-baltic-experiences.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate/><title>‘My Experiences in the Baltic Region in the Early 1990s Were the Most Powerful of My Entire Life’</title><description>As a student and journalist in the Baltic region of the USSR in the early 1990s, I witnessed firsthand the fear and turmoil that overtook the area. I recently reflected on that time during a special event in Connecticut that brought together locals with ties to the Baltics to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the restoration of independence in that region.</description><hide-description/><author>Bradley Woodworth, Ph.D.</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date/><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/news/non-college-specific/blog/2021/woodworth-baltic-remembrance.jpg" alt="Bradley Woodworth, Ph.D. with two women dressed in the Estonian national costumes. "/></image><image-caption>Bradley Woodworth, Ph.D., at the recent event in Connecticut with women dressed in Estonian national costumes.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2021</tag></tags></item>