Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (Estonian S.S.R.) was the name for Estonia when it was part of the USSR.
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National motto: Xxxxx | |||||
Official language | ??Russian and Estonian?? | ||||
Capital | Tallinn | ||||
Chairman of the Supreme Council | Arnold Rüütel | ||||
Area - Total - % water | Ranked xth 45,226 km² 4.56% | ||||
Population
- Total (1989) - Density | Ranked xth
1,565,662 xxx/km² | ||||
Currency | Ruble | ||||
Time zone | UTC + 3 | ||||
Anthem | Anthem of Estonian SSR |
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2 Politics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Demographics |
Estonia was invaded and occupied by the USSR on June 17, 1940. Then it was conquered by the Germans before being re-annexed by the soviets in 1944.
Estonian SSR became the republic of Estonia in 1990 and was no longer a soviet republic in 1991. On August 20 of that year, it declared its independence.
Estonian SSR was a communist republic of the USSR.
Estonian SSR is in Europe and one of the smallest republics of the USSR. It also has over 1500 islands.
The economy in Estonian SSR was better than most other SSR's.
There are a lot of Estonians and Russians. A few Latvians too.
See also: Republics of the Soviet UnionHistory
Politics
Geography
Economy
Demographics