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Estonia After Regaining Independence in August 1991 (1991)

Title in Estonia: Dokumentaalsaade elust Eestis pärast taasiseisvumist 1991

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Other categories Duration 12:45

Estonia After Regaining Independence in August 1991

Life in Estonia after its restoration of independence on August 20, 1991. Marju Lauristin's speech in front of Hermann fortress in Narva on the anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact on August 23, 1991. Foreign Minister Lennar Meri's press conference in Tallinn. Political situation in Estonia is still tense; intervention by the Soviet army is still possible. Concrete barriers are placed on the road leading to the building of parliament of Estonia in Toompea hill, Tallinn. Meeting of the anniversary of Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact held in Hirvepark, Tallinn - speech held by Mart Niklus. The crowd gathered in the meeting is demanding ...

Keywords: recognition of the Republic of Estonia | Gorbachev's policy | meetings in Hirvepark | interviewing | interviews | KGB | liquidating KGB | speeches | moving of a statue of Lenin | Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact | View all »

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Production Firm(s) CBC News (Canada)
Film Category Other categories, Film footage
Text / Dialogue English, Estonian, Russian
Duration 12:45

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