In 1991, the once-mighty Soviet "empire" suddenly collapsed, becoming the most sensational event in the world at the end of the twentieth century, splitting into 15 countries. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, most of the members of the original member states were unsatisfactory. The worst is Ukraine, which has inherited a large inheritance, and now has a per capita GDP of only about 2640 US dollars, becoming one of the poorest countries in Europe; the poorest is Moldova, with a per capita GDP of only 2290 US dollars, the first in Europe and one of the original member countries with the lowest sense of existence. So, who mixed the best?
That's the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), with the richest of them being Estonia, which has the highest GDP per capita, at $17,000, almost twice as much as Russia. Of course, Estonia, or the baltic countries, are the countries that hate Russia the most, and they have changed from eating a family meal to being extremely red enemies.
Estonia, located on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, covers an area of 45,000 square kilometers, borders Russia to the east, and has a population of about 1.3 million. Love and hate are never unprovoked, so why does Estonia hate Russia so much?
In history, estonians have been a troubled people, which have been occupied by Prussia, Denmark, Poland, Germany and other countries. In 1710, Estonia was occupied by Tsarist Russia until the end of World War I in 1918, when Estonia finally gained a brief period of independence with German intervention. The weak would be beaten, the backward would be at the mercy of the poor, and by the time of World War II, Estonia had fallen victim to the Soviet-German struggle and was once again occupied by the Soviet Union.
In 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Non-Aggression Pact, and according to the secret subsidiary protocol, the Soviet Union and Germany demarcated the border line, and Estonia became a victim and handed over to the Soviet Union for "guidance". The Soviet Union and Estonia negotiated many times, successively obtained the right to garrison troops, and by June 1940 the Soviet Union simply sent troops to directly occupy all of Estonia and incorporated it into the Soviet Union through a "referendum".
In June 1941, when Germany attacked the Soviet Union on a large scale, the Estonians felt that they were going to be liberated, so they actively cooperated with Germany and organized an army to engage the Soviet army. But what Estonia did not expect was that the German army was eventually defeated, and Estonia paid a heavy price for it, and only 20% of the country's people died in the war. The Soviets also punished Estonia brutally, not only sending troops to bomb numerous cities and destroying a large number of buildings, but also mass arresting, executing, or exileing Estonians to Siberia and Central Asia. Not only that, but the Soviet Union also migrated a large number of Russians, which led to a dramatic change in the demographic composition of Estonians in just a few years, and the Number of Estonians dropped sharply from 90% to less than 50% (today the Estonian ethnic group has recovered to 68.7%).
Before World War II, the three Baltic states were the richest of the member states, and after the war, the Soviet Union competed with the United States for world hegemony, and the Baltic Sea was also the most "bleeding" country, which aroused widespread dissatisfaction among locals. Thus, when the Soviet Union was in turmoil, the three Baltic states were the first to become independent. Due to the brutal rule of Tsarist Russia (or the Soviet Union) in history, Estonians hated russians to the bone. After Independence, Estonia did not hesitate to turn to the West, joining NATO in 1994 and the European Union in 2004, confronting Russia.
After independence, Due to its thick foundation, relatively developed resources, political stability and the help of the West, Estonia has become a developed country, and now its per capita GDP exceeds 17,000 US dollars, becoming the richest country in the original member countries. At present, Estonia is relatively developed in science and technology, the government is clean, the air quality ranks among the top in the world, the natural ecology is maintained very well, and it is a country suitable for tourism and residence.