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The extent of their territory in early medieval times is disputed, but the nature of their religion is not. They were known to the Scandinavians as experts in wind-magic, as were the Sami people (known at the time as Finns) in the North. [16] Cassiodorus mentions Estonia in his book V. Letters 1–2 dating from the 6th century. [17]
Estonia's greatest territorial extent ever, reached during its War of Independence, marked by the light blue line on the map. (from History of Estonia ) Image 29 The Estonian Army High Command in 1920 (from History of Estonia )
Treaty of Tartu which gives Estonia recognition by Soviet Russia. 15 June: Adoption of the Constitution of Estonia, which came into effect on 21 December. [9] 1921: January: Estonia is recognized as an independent state, and starts its pursuit to join League of Nations. [1] 1922: 22 September: Estonia joins the League of Nations. 1933: 14–16 ...
Estonia’s president formally appointed the Baltic country’s new government on Monday after lawmakers gave the green light to Prime Minister-designate Kristen Michal’s three-party coalition ...
Medieval Livonia, or Terra Mariana, reached its greatest extent after the Saint George's Night Uprising (1343-1345), which forced Denmark to sell the Duchy of Estonia (northern Estonia conquered by Denmark in the 13th century) to the State of the Teutonic Order in 1346.
A first step toward its implementation—1942 discussions among the Greek, Yugoslav, Polish, and Czechoslovak governments-in- exile regarding prospective Greek–Yugoslav and Polish–Czechoslovak federations—ultimately foundered on Soviet opposition, which led to Czech hesitation and Allied indifference or hostility.
HELSINKI/VILNIUS (Reuters) -Finnair said on Monday it is pausing flights to Tartu in eastern Estonia for one month due to GPS disturbances in the area, which Tallinn blamed on neighbouring Russia.
As of 2015, Estonia spends around 1.5% of its GDP on Research and Development, compared to an EU average of around 2.0%. [426] ESTCube-1 was the first Estonian satellite. Estonia has established a strong information technology sector, a development partly attributed to the Tiigrihüpe project initiated in the mid-1990s.