Tallinn Trip – Estonian History Museum (50th Anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Badge)
And another badge, this one commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that the USSR spent decades pretending it
Read MoreAnd another badge, this one commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that the USSR spent decades pretending it
Read MoreThe Baltic Way, also known as the Baltic Chain, was a pivotal moment in the history of Estonia, Latvia, and
Read MoreEnno Piir (1910-2006) went into hiding during the occupation regime as one of the Forest Brother resistance movement. This group
Read MoreThis wooden cross was found by the grave of Jahfim Mitrovski, a member of a local Romani family, in Harku
Read MoreThis is another of those exhibits that I find fascinating, and I’m imagining someone at the museum does too given
Read MoreThe museum isn’t quite sure, but they think this might have been the flag that was flown at the proclamation
Read MoreThis is the sort of random exhibit that I like in a museum, some old and slightly rusty barbed wire.
Read MoreJaan Poska was something of an Estonian powerhouse, born in 1866 he was a lawyer turned politician. However, he negotiated
Read MoreI accept that “punishment twigs” sounds almost whimsical, like something out of a fairy tale where misbehaving children are playfully
Read MoreI mentioned the 1905 uprising in Tallinn in my last post. This is the original wooden memorial cross that was
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