Estonians Fleeing Stalin – Waiting to Return
The Singing Revolution Educational Content • 12m
Hear the stories of two people whose parents fled Stalin with them as small children, both of whom ended up in the United States. How did Estonians who stayed behind in Estonia feel about the many refugees?
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