The First Red Year 1940-1941 (part 1/3, english audio)

Occupations in the Recent History of Estonia

The First Red Year 1940-1941

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[UDSS]

I don't cry for the regime of Konstantin Päts. He was no democrat. He served under authoritarian regimes and made sure that left-wing people were silenced ( mostly during the authoritarian years ).

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were bourgeoisie dictatorships. Nations were people with money ruled. Stalin replaced the dictatorship of capitalism with a dictatorship of one party. I consider Stalin a criminal, but the regimes of the Baltic were far short of genuine democratic.

[chickenwretch]

I wish Molotov would have drank a lit cocktail, if you know what I mean. OUCH! Punk commie.

[Dullborn]

@MrEestimaa Just done watching "The German Years." I was wondering if there are any Estonian war movies...The Finns have done a great job telling their story. The fact that Estonians were forcibly conscripted by both sides (and had to fight each other) would make for some very interesting dramatic possibilities...

[MrEestimaa]

@Dullborn yup many young people in Estonia are very angry at russia policy and very much dislike russian goverment....And it pisses off estonians that people always talk about nazis ,when instead soviet rule killed way more people over 20 mil people got killed by soviets...

[Dullborn]

@MrEestimaa Most studies here in USA give the occupation by both the Soviets and the Nazis just a passing mention, if any at all. The Baltic people and the Poles were treated very badly by both. Judging from the comments, many wounds are still raw and it pains me that the horrors and sacrifice of our parents and grandparents (on both sides) seem to have been in vain.

The area looks to be beautiful with a long history. I wish the best to Estonia and her people and to the other countries as well.

[MrEestimaa]

@Dullborn wow ..why do you watch baltic states history?:P.

best wishes from estonia .

[Dullborn]

Thank you for posting this series on the recent history of Estonia. I knew only the very basic history of the region but with the film and recollections, I know much more about the period. I look forward the remainder. BTW, kudos on your YouTube name...best wishes from USA

[hitlerkaput1981]

@Chaillzz

well, this is market economy. Sellers have the right to either not understand them or not to sell them merchandise, since they don't understand what they want. But in reality sellers and store owners don't care who they sell goods to, as long as they get their money. Only sick nazis like yourself will complain.

[Chaillzz]

@hitlerkaput1981 If they come to shop and they demand sellers to talk in russian, everywhere they go.. They don't even try to talk in Estonians, How long they have lived here..

[hitlerkaput1981]

@Chaillzz

humans have rights to live where they want and speak language they want. You have no right to tell them otherwise. If you do, you are no better than those soviets who came to estonia in 1940's and started punishing for not speaking russian (according to you, which i know is total bullshit)