| General Estonian history : |
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Online general histories :
- a good, brief overview of Estonian history (In Your Pocket guides). Click to view it.
- nice looking website, with good bitesize portions of history (Estica). Click to view it.
- good sections focusing on recent history (Estonian Institute). Click to view it.
- plain website, but good quality information on history since 'Ancient Times' (Estonian Country Guide). Click to view it.
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| Agriculture : |
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| Rural life : |
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The incalculable signifance of the countryside for Estonia
"The fate of the Estonian people and economy over the past thousand years has often been connected to developments in the agrarian sphere. Rural culture has been the voice and nursery of our national culture and we must preserve it as such. Agriculture is the origin of the history and social life of our nation."
This is the conclusion of a piece on the history of Estonian agriculture during Soviet times. Click here to view it. |
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Social problems in the Soviet countryside :
The agrarian policies of the Soviet times brought enormous change for the countryside and its inhabitants. Towards the end of Soviet times, a range of social and demographic problems were becoming increasingly visible. You can read a summary of some these problems.
Click here to read this.
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| Soviet times : |
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A history of Estonian agriculture written during Soviet times
A collection of translated texts from 'Eesti NSV Ajalugu' (History of the Estonian SSR' published in
1984 by Juhan Kahk and Karl Siilivask. They contain a notable element of politicised
commentary.
Click here to view them. |
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Soviet politics and the Estonian countryside
A piece taken from the PhD thesis of Dr Tiina Peil. It provides an insight into Soviet policies and how they
were received in the Estonian countryside, with particular reference to collective farming. Note the national feeling that enriches it.
Click here to view it.
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Online histories of the Soviet era
- webpage from Estica website. Click to view it.
- webpage from Estonian Country Guide website. Click to view it.
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Occupation Museum
The establishment of an Occupation Museum in Estonia is the long-term project of the Kistler-Ritso Estonian Foundation, which is based in the USA.
Click here to visit the website.
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Forest Brothers
The Estonian post-Second World War guerrilla fighters are known as the Forest Brothers (or Metsavennad, in Estonian). The historian, Mart Laar,
better known as the twice Prime Minister of Estonia, wrote an influential history of this movement in the late 1980s.
Click here to view a website about the Forest Brothers.
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The countryside in Soviet times :
A growing collection of quotations building up a picture of the effects of Soviet policies on the Estonian countryside. See also the piece taken from Dr Tiina Peil's doctoral thesis above.
Click here to view it |
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Article 22 of the Constitution of the Estonian SSR :
A programme is being consistently implemented in the Estonian SSR to convert agricultural work into a variety of industrial work, to extend the network of educational, cultural, medical and trading institutions, as well as public catering and service facilities in rural localities, and transform hamlets and villages into well-planned and well-appointed settlements.
Source: Pangsepp, Rudolf (1985) Soviet Estonia (Tallinn: Kirjastus "Eesti Raamat"), p.86. |
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The restoration of Estonian independence
- an essay written by Mari-Ann Rikken. Click to view it.
- webpage from the Estonian Institute website. Click to view it.
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Post-Soviet Agriculture
Click to view a report on the modern history of Estonian agriculture entitled 'Transformation of Agriculture' written by Helmi Maide.
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