Estonia

I like exhibits which have an aviation theme, especially if there’s a slight air of randomness about them. These are

In the middle of a display at the Estonian History Museum is this seemingly unremarkable object which sits bathed in

ОККУПАЦИОННЫЕ ВОЙСКА ВЫВЕСТИ К СРОКУ! Which means ‘occupation troops out by the deadline’. Estonia declared independence in August 1991 and

In Estonia today, there are few signs that the Soviets tried desperately to make Russian the primary language in the

And another badge, this one commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that the USSR spent decades pretending it

The Baltic Way, also known as the Baltic Chain, was a pivotal moment in the history of Estonia, Latvia, and

Enno Piir (1910-2006) went into hiding during the occupation regime as one of the Forest Brother resistance movement. This group

This wooden cross was found by the grave of Jahfim Mitrovski, a member of a local Romani family, in Harku

This is another of those exhibits that I find fascinating, and I’m imagining someone at the museum does too given

The museum isn’t quite sure, but they think this might have been the flag that was flown at the proclamation