Estonia before WW2

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Pictures, people, 30ies

http://www.eam.ee/files/Image/large/1237824480.jpg
2nd Estonian Games, June 1939

http://www.osta.ee/i/objects/resized/y09/w44/d6/med/20456013.jpg
Lilli Silberg was Miss Estonia 1931

http://www.susa.pri.ee/2010SusaBlog/Jaanuar/1928MilleriTudrukud.jpg

http://paber.ekspress.ee/fotodb/2D3E930F34C458D7C2257418004A208E/$file/tn_eefv-7d4hu3.jpg


http://www.okupatsioon.ee/nimekirjad/raamat/kgbdok/image104.jpg
PM Kaarel Eenpalu with his family

http://s40.radikal.ru/i089/0905/32/ec568ef3b7ff.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

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http://estland4ever.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/vana_narva_burgstrasse.jpg

http://estland4ever.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/narva-raekoda-19391.jpg?w=604&h=421

http://uuseesti.ee/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/kivisild.jpg

http://www.hot.ee/vabadussoda/eesti_2.jpg

http://www.hot.ee/vabadussoda/ft-17.jpg

http://www.hot.ee/vabadussoda/wahtula.jpg

http://www.hot.ee/vabadussoda/allvee.jpg

http://www.hot.ee/vabadussoda/aegna.jpg

http://www.eag.unicweb.ee/EW/safordv8_h-268_Palace1939_eo.jpg

http://raadiotuba.and.ee/PILDID/Muud/estomuusika_haidak1927_argo.jpg


http://www.hot.ee/vabadussoda/pats_04.jpg

http://estland4ever.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/tallinn-1938.jpg

http://www.estonica.org/failid/023/26.jpg

http://www.estonica.org/failid/374/narva_jaanilinn.jpg

http://www.estonica.org/failid/152/tallinna_elektrijaam.jpg

http://www.estonica.org/failid/067/41.jpg

http://www.estonica.org/failid/251/laulupidu_eesti_ajal.jpg

http://www.estonica.org/failid/219/25.jpg

http://www.antikvariaat.eu/images/normal/44_1.jpg

http://www.tartu.ee/data/ajal1.jpg

[The Ripper]

Tallinn 1918/28
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Tallinn 1938
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Narwa 1918 -1944 In Memory
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Estonian Victory Day 1938 Tallinn
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http://www.hot.ee/vabadussoda/pats_04.jpg
Yes, Päts and general Laidoner- the leaders of the pre-war Republic
in the picture.
Konstantin Päts (1874-1956) as State Elder/President was the head of the state in 1933-1940.
http://www.miksike.ee/docs/elehed/5klass/5eestimaa/kronoloogia/pats1.jpg
General Johan Laidoner (1884-1953)-Commander-in-chief of the army- the co-ruler of Päts.
http://www.hot.ee/vaikal/laidoner.jpg

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Color photographs from pre-war Estonia are rare.
Tallinn, winter 1939:
http://www.eag.unicweb.ee/Tlv/tlv6b-n_1939vrv.jpg
http://www.eag.unicweb.ee/Mootor/mootor89diamond_1939vrv.jpg

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Again old pictures from Tallinn
http://www.eag.unicweb.ee/Tlv/tlv14-16volvo_1940.jpg
http://www.hot.ee/vabadusev/Vabaduse/Tallinn,Gloria%20Palace,koopia%20N%C3%B5ukogude%20 ajast.jpg
http://static.epl.ee/pildid/2007/normal/112289.jpg
http://www.hot.ee/vabadusev/Vabaduse/Tallinn%20Vabaduse%20plats%20EKA%20maja%20(%20auto d%20,%20inimesed%20).jpg
http://www.ltp.ee/public/files/EEFV-7V3BRC.jpg

...and old Narva and Narva-Jõesuu in North-East Estonia
http://tourism.narva.ee/upload/Vana%20Narva.%20Raekoda.%20Bors..JPG
http://estland4ever.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/narva-suur-tanav1.jpg
http://narva.ut.ee:8088/albums/narva_linnus/narva338.jpg
http://www.tempt.ee/uploads/2335_Narva%20joaoru.jpg
http://kultuur.elu.ee/475/475_narva3.jpg
http://www.ilusaed.ee/graaf/galerii/vana_galerii/vg13.jpg
http://kultuur.elu.ee/476/narva_joesuu1.jpg

[The Ripper]

Tallinn used to be a very beautiful city. The Vanalinn still is. But all that Soviet architecture, eugh. :mad:

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It may be hard to believe that Narva was said to be a beautiful baroque town before the war.

[The Ripper]

It may be hard to believe that Narva was said to be a beautiful baroque town before the war.

I'm envious of Tallinn's medieval Old Town. Helsinki has nothing that compares. Turku may be... But I've never been there.

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Old part of Helsinki resembles me old part of Tartu.

[Äike]

I'm envious of Tallinn's medieval Old Town. Helsinki has nothing that compares. Turku may be... But I've never been there.

I've been to Turku and I can say that it isn't comparable to the old town of Tallinn, which is one of the most preserved in Europe. Although Turku Castle was magnificent.

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Southern-Estonia,

Viljandi

http://s.ohtuleht.ee/multimedia/images/000074/b101f4de-b7f7-42ce-9c76-0232bcc2d3f6.jpg

http://www.muuseum.viljandimaa.ee/static/images/allik-trepimagi.jpg

http://www.sakala.ajaleht.ee/040105/gfx/297241b09eda941f3.jpg

http://www.muuseum.viljandimaa.ee/static/images/allik-veps.jpg

http://www.muuseum.viljandimaa.ee/static/images/allik-lossi.jpg

http://www.geopeitus.ee/pic/14637.jpg

Viljandi county

http://www.sakala.ajaleht.ee/280808/gfx/1048048b541d7a072d_3.jpg

http://www.mulgikultuur.ee/turism/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/40-Abja-linavabrik.jpg

http://www.hansaco.ee/raudtee/run.php?id=429&mode=img

http://www.mulgikultuur.ee/turism/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nr.2-Pikasilla-raudbetoonsild.jpg

http://www.osta.ee/i/objects/resized/y10/w04/d4/med/22408011.jpg

http://www.mulgikultuur.ee/turism/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nr.-10-Tarvastu-lossikraav-koissild.jpg

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Southern-Estonia
Setumaa a.k.a Petserimaa- region of orthodox Estonians- is an area which is a bit different than other parts of Estonia.
These areas belonged before the war to Estonia but now 2/3 of it belongs to Russia.

http://www.shifara-antique.ee/images/4506.jpg

http://cache.osta.ee/i/auctions/large/d8/be/0eeaf5433ee3d298781ff1cf5df1bed8.jpg

Petseri (the center of Setumaa)

http://www.wehrmacht.pri.ee/kasutajad/petseri.jpg

http://www.shifara-antique.ee/images/4999.jpg


http://www.erm.ee/vanast/naitus/punavalge/Foto18.jpg

http://www.erm.ee/vanast/naitus/punavalge/Foto19.jpg

http://www.folklore.ee/era/pics/Mf2169.jpg

Petseri monastry
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ne6E8ooUpmo/S3p1qjs3WqI/AAAAAAAAABE/1gCD-Nm5FVI/s400/normal_Petseri_klooster.jpg

http://y.delfi.ee/norm/166317/8833851_4JAJ9z.jpeg

In May 1939 there was a big accident in Petseri- a big fire. Because of heavy wind and hot weather the fire went out of control and 1/3 of the town burned down within 3-4 hours.

http://www.palmet.pri.ee/pilt/lisatud1310/Kaart3.jpg

http://s.ohtuleht.ee/multimedia/images/000022/38A0273C-2419-4819-A574-79228E22D825.jpg

Was it a boding of the fatal events of autumn 1939-1940?

[The Ripper]

Eesti-Soome õpilaspäevad Tallinnas (1939)

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A few random, old pictures from 1st part of 20th century South-East Estonia:
http://www.viroweb.ee/kuvat/vorumaa1.gif
http://www.htk.tlu.ee/kais/elu/puu/su/ro/image_preview
http://vastseroosa.wifi.ee/veski/vastseroosaveskivanakirjaga.jpg
http://cache.osta.ee/i/auctions/medium/dc/87/2d3035dead52f36c0877b1bb4de587dc.jpg
http://www.naiskodukaitse.ee/sisu/373_1440_s_s_Aastatel_1927-1940_cu58i.jpg
http://cache.osta.ee/i/auctions/medium/3e/59/5f953aa50416217ad72267630b1e593e.jpg
http://www.antsla.ee/public/files/kesklinn.jpg
http://www.rapinahotell.ee/juhuslik/tartu_eesti_majanduse_uhisus.jpg
http://cache.osta.ee/i/auctions/large/1a/99/e34b39a7fac5667ff903442f2427991a.jpg
http://cache.osta.ee/i/auctions/medium/e9/87/cb8e4b5d59e54a722f6e3ed71f7887e9.jpg
http://www.rapinahotell.ee/juhuslik/vabaduse_tanav_1937.jpg
http://www.narvamuuseum.ee/pic/linnus/26.09.2008_Orelimeistrid_Kriisad_Haanjamaalt/VennadKriisad.jpg
http://cache.osta.ee/i/auctions/large/bb/f8/6f88a67e6c8eccb5b9d29de9f671f8bb.jpg

Man with vegetables, 1913 at Urvaste parish.
http://www.erm.ee/files/images/Press/Mees%20k2ruga%20juurevilja%20vedamas%20Foto%20Bern hard%20Kangro%201913%20Urvaste%20Fk%20139%2028b.jp g
Were all so big in 1913?