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Estonians. That's the Way it Was. (1984)

Original title: Eestlased. Nii see oli

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Amateur films Duration 27:55

Estonians. That's the Way it Was.

Lesson of the expatriate Estonian pupils in Canada, singing class. Film's director Arved Viirlaid with his wife explains the reasons of making the film. Chronicle frames: Tallinn before World War I, Nicholas II of Russia, battle scenes from World War I. Revolution of 1917 in St. Petersburg, Kerenski, Lenin, manifesto of declaration of the Republic of Estonia; German forces in 1918, the Red Army, Danish volunteers in the Estonian War of Independence, armoured trains and armoured vehicles; the original document of the Treaty of Tartu. Chronicle scenes about the restructuring of the Republic of Estonia after the War of Independence: ...

Keywords: historical treatment | historical overview | history | incorporating Estonia into USSR | regaining of independence of the Republic of Estonia | life in the Republic of Estonia | World War I | World War II | expatriate Estonians in Canada | class | View all »

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Production Firm(s) Estofilm Kanada (Canada)
Film Category Amateur films, Newsreel
Text / Dialogue Estonian
Duration 27:55

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