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Legacy is a documentary about the „closed city“ of Sillamäe – a city that Stalin founded for the needs of the first atomic bomb built in the Soviet Union. The local Estonian population was almost entirely relocated and the neoclassical resort town was virtually rebuilt for the Soviet elite working in the uranium enriching factory.
The inhertance that period left is a complex one – including a radioactive tailing pond. The Soviet hegemony lingers on in Sillamäe, where the tiny Estonian population still strives to retain their culture.
The documentary investigates the multifaceted relationship between state and – how did the closed ...

Director: Eeva Jäntti

Keywords: construction work | construction of buildings | self-confidence | cemetery | restricted zone | environmental protection | environmental pollution | home garden | cultural differences | Cold War | View all »