Saturday, February 24, 2018

Happy Independence Day, Estonia

Estonian flag
On this day in 1918, Estonia, one of the three Baltic States, declared its independence from the Russian Empire. There was still some fighting to come, but Estonia remained an independent state until the Soviet Union seized power in 1940.

But by the autumn of 1991, the USSR recognized the independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Let freedom ring!

Related post:

Ice fishing on Juglas Lake in Latvia; monument to a treaty ending a war


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