Estonian Dissidents
The Singing Revolution Educational Content • 6m 49s
Learn how Soviet dissidents functioned, what motivated them and what they were thinking.
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Estonian Independence Day
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Details on the 1987 Hirve Park Demons...
Gorbachev introduced the concept of “Glasnost”, or open discussion of political and social issues. He never dreamed how far Estonians would take that concept. The 1987 Hirve Park demonstration was a bold challenge to the legality of the Soviet occupation. Demands were made to put Stalin’s henc...
