On March 10, 2016, IE RAS held presentation of the new book by A. Plakans «Brief History of the Baltic States» in the series «National History» of «Ves Mir» publishing house. The event summoned experts from IE RAS, Institute of General History RAS, Institute of Russian History RAS, IMEMO RAS n.a. Е.М. Primakov, MSU, RSUH, Financial Academy, MGIMO University, Diplomatic Academy, Russian Foreign Ministry, Embassies of the Baltic states.