La strada verso la libertà: l’ascesa dell’Estonia da stato vassallo sovietico a una delle nazioni più libere sulla terra
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La strada verso la libertà: l’ascesa dell’Estonia da stato vassallo sovietico a una delle nazioni più libere sulla terra
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**Summary**
*Introduction*
[The Road to Freedom: Estonia’s Rise from Soviet Vassal State to One of the Freest Nations on Earth](https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/road-to-freedom-estonias-rise-from-soviet-vassal-state-to-one-of-the-freest-nations-on-earth_1.pdf) recounts the fall of Estonian freedom when, for five decades, it was trapped in the Soviet Union. Eventually, following a mostly-peaceful revolution, Estonians regained their freedom and reformed their nation quickly to become one of the freest nations on earth.
*Chapters*
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*Chapter 1*: The Emergence of the Estonian Nation: 1850–1940
This chapter details Estonia’s first century as a thriving nation and the awakening of the Estonian national identity.
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*Chapter 2*: Between Two Wolves: 1940–1944 During World War II
Estonia would endure a Soviet invasion, then a Nazi invasion, and another Soviet invasion all in the span of four years.
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*Chapter 3*: Socialism in Estonia: 1944–1991
This chapter documents the misery of Estonians during the nearly five decades of socialist rule, including housing, agriculture, deportations and arrests, industry, and resistance.
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*Chapter 4*: Living Standards in Late Socialist Estonia
A look at Estonians life just before the Soviet Union collapsed, as compared to other Soviet citizens and Estonia’s non-Soviet Finnish neighbours to the north.
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*Chapter 5*: The Singing Revolution: 1987–1991
This chapter chronicles the events that led to Estonia’s independence, when Estonian nationalists capitalized on Mikhail Gorbachev’s new “glasnost” policies and chaos within the Soviet Union.
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*Chapter 6*: Building a Free Society: 1992–
Now free from Soviet rule, Estonians moved quickly to liberalize the economy, create a new currency, introduce sound fiscal policies and provide social services. The results of which have made Estonians among the most prosperous, healthiest, well-educated and freest people on earth.