Many different factions were vying for power in Estonia at the end of WW1. Luckily for Estonia, the time was right for Estonia to finally proclaim and be recognized as the sovereign country of Estonia.

In the 1936 Olympics in Germany, Kristjan Palusalu accomplished what only 2 other wrestlers have achieved in the history of the sport. He won 2 gold medals in the Heavyweight Division in both the Freestyle and Greco Roman events.

In this period of Estonia's development Estonians become increasingly more educated than their peers within the Empire and Estonians work at making a unique culture based on their own language and history.

In this episode we follow Estonia's path into the First World War, which set the preconditions for eventual statehood.

In this episode, we learn how the first political parties formed in Estonia and how these parties tried to influence Russia's rule of Estonia during the Revolution of 1905.

In this episode we cover the period of Russification. This is a period in which the Russian language was forced upon the Estonian people through education and government. We also go on to learn how the Russian railway system brought positive results to Estonia's economy.

In this episode we follow the lives of a young Estonian family caught up in the destruction and chaos of World War II.