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Estonia is the most prosperous country of the former USSR. It has real democracy, a high human development index and the best GDP per capita in the former Soviet Union. People here have long been voting online, there is no corruption, and you can do business in heavenly conditions.
But is it all so good? And why in this fairytale are Soviet monuments demolished with scandals, forest brothers are considered heroes, and Russian residents complain about repressions? Or is it all just Russian propaganda? I went to Estonia to look into this and bring you a new film from the series about the former republics of the USSR. And what are you waiting for?
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:24 How Estonia turned out to be a republic of the USSR
00:08:59 Occupation Museum
00:14:20 World War II
00:16:00 Who are the forest brothers?
00:17:05 Bronze Soldier monument scandal
00:21:36 Maarjamägi castle and Soviet monuments
00:31:15 The difference between Estonia and the rest of the USSR
00:31:50 Sergey Dovlatov in Tallinn
00:33:10 Estonian architecture and landscaping
00:42:40 Contribution to Soviet pop culture
00:48:58 Estonian Song Festival
00:51:29 Finnish TV
00:55:50 Anti-Soviet protests in Tartu
00:57:20 Renovation in Tartu
01:00:19 KGB Museum
01:01:07 Estonian Popular Front
01:02:40 Estonian independence
01:04:50 Relations between Russia and Estonia
01:15:00 Russian language in Estonia
01:20:04 Democracy in Estonia
01:21:37 Non-citizens of Estonia
01:28:37 Soviet architectural heritage
01:37:20 Hara bay military base
01:39:50 Estonia ferry crash
01:41:06 Sillamäe - Soviet nature reserve
01:45:00 Estonian Narva and Russian Ivangorod
02:03:51 Weaving factory in Krenholm
02:06:00 Estonian economy
02:11:37 Kohtla-Jarve - Estonian Donbass
02:17:08 Viivikonna mining village
02:18:48 Tallinn Machine Building Plant
02:20:06 IT sector boom
02:23:51 What is the pride and strength of Estonia?
02:27:10 E-government and electronic document management
02:29:33 Nostalgia for the USSR
02:33:15 Conclusion