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Shortly after the June 1940 Soviet invasion and occupation of Estonia and the annexation of the newly created "Soviet Socialist Republic" into the Soviet Union [1] which was formalized by the Decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR "On the Entry of the Estonian SSR into the Soviet Union" on 6 August 1940, [2] a new constitution was formally adopted for the Estonian SSR on 25 August 1940.
Official Estonian sources maintain that Soviet rule had significantly slowed Estonia's economic growth, resulting in a wide wealth gap in comparison with its neighboring countries (e.g. Finland and Sweden). [85] For example, Estonian economy and standard of living were similar to that in Finland prior to World War II. [86]
The Supreme Court of the Estonian SSR (Estonian: Eesti NSV Ülemkohus) was a Republican affiliate institution of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union. All court decisions were made in accordance with the Soviet Constitution and the Estonian SSR's Constitution. The court's composition was determined by the republic's Supreme Soviet every five ...
The Soviet Estonian 1940 constitution was replaced by another constitution in 1978, based on the 1977 Soviet constitution. In 1990, the Supreme Soviet of Estonia declared the 1940 takeover illegal and partly restored the 1938 Constitution as part of a transition to de facto independence.
Estonia's lack of will and/or inability to disarm and intern the crew caused the Soviet Union to accuse Estonia of "helping them escape" and claim that Estonia was not neutral. On 24 September 1939, the Soviet Union threatened Estonia with war unless allowed to establish military bases in the country — an ultimatum with which the Estonian ...
The four countries on the Baltic Sea that were formerly parts of the Russian Empire – Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – consolidated their borders and independence after the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian independence wars following the end of World War I by 1920 (see Treaty of Tartu, Latvian-Soviet Riga Peace Treaty and Soviet-Lithuanian Treaty of 1920).
The 1924 Estonian coup d'état attempt conducted by the Comintern, [9] was a failed coup attempt in Estonia staged by Communists (mostly infiltrated from Soviet Union) on 1 December 1924. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Of the 279 actively participating communists, 125 were killed in action, later more than 500 people were arrested.
The three countries remained under Soviet rule until regaining their full independence in August 1991, a few months prior to the eventual dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Soviet rule in the Baltic states led to mass deportations to other parts of the Soviet Union, in order to quell resistance and weaken national identity. Mass ...