Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Estonian Soviet Socialist RepublicEesti Nõukogude Sotsialistlik Vabariik |
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Type of subdivision of (the) Former Country | ||||||
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Anthem Anthem of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic |
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Location of the Estonian SSR (red) within the Soviet Union. | ||||||
Capital city | Tallinn | |||||
Government | Soviet Socialist Republic | |||||
Historical era | World War II · Cold War | |||||
- | Soviet occupation | June 16, 1940 | ||||
- | SSR established | July 21 1940 | ||||
- | Illegally annexed by USSR, Estonia continued de jure | August 9, 1940 | ||||
- | Nazi occupation | 1941 | ||||
- | Soviet re-occupation SSR re-established |
1944 | ||||
- | Estonian Sovereignty Declaration | November 16, 1988 | ||||
- | Disestablished | August 20 1991 | ||||
- | Recognized | September 6, 1991 | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | 1989 | 45,227 km2 (17,462 sq mi) | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 1989 | 1,565,662 | ||||
Density | 34.6 /km2 (89.7 /sq mi) |
The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, or Estonian SSR or ESSR, was a republic of the Soviet Union. It was administered by and subordinated to the Government of the Soviet Union.
The ESSR replaced the Republic of Estonia on 21 July 1940, after the invasion of Soviet troops on 17 June 1940. A puppet government backed by the Soviet Union, declared Estonia to be a Soviet state. The Estonian SSR was taken into the USSR on 9 August 1940. The independence of the Republic of Estonia was reestablished on 20 August 1991.
Images for kids
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A propaganda poster from the Stalin era. The poster says: "The spirit of the great Lenin and his victorious banner encourage us now in the Patriotic War."
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Tatra T3 along the Pärnu maantee street in Tallinn on June 26, 1983
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The blue-black-white flag of Estonia was raised on Pikk Hermann on February 24, 1989.