History of Estonia
Age of Enlightenment
National Awakening
Road to Republic
Occupation of Estonia by German Empire. United
Baltic Duchy
Declaration of Independance
As a result of the availability of education
Age of awakening
Red Army's retreat and arrival of German
troops
in Pärnu on 23 February
in Tallinn on 24 February 1918
Independence (1918-1939)
Tartu peace treaty in 1920
First recognized by Finland on July 7,
1920
Member of the League of Nations in
1921
Parlament was established in 1934
First preseident Konstantin Päts
Soviet Union
Stalin Era
Khrushchev era
Brezhnev era
Gorbachev era
Living conditions
Laws were rough
Economy
Deportation to Siberia
Consequences
Effect to economy
Estonian and russian people in Estonia were mixed up
Bad memories
Restoration of independence
Western democracies considered illegal the annexation of
Estonia
Movement for Estonian autonomy started in 1980's
In 1989, the "Singing Revolution"
Independence was declared on 20 August 1991