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Estonia...Little country. Big History.

July 5th 2012
Estonia. To be honest, my first exposure to this former Soviet state was 1992’s movie “Encino Man” and Brendan Fraser’s Linkovich "Link" Chomovsky. (Those who recognize “no weeezing the juuuuuice”, take a moment here). Sure, I knew the high level story of the downfall of the Soviet Union, but not the nitty gritty. Nor do I profess to know everything now. But I do know a lot more abou ... read more
Europe » Estonia » Tallinn

Estonian Flag After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops le... ... read more
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