Estonia History

History on Estonia is given in detail in QuickBooker.com Estonia history just like this country’s reputation is vibrant and colorful. After long and turbulent 8 centuries of Danish, Swedish, German and Russian rule, Estonia was classically freed and attained independence in 1918.After that the soviet union forcibly incorporated Estonia into the USSR in 1940, it regained its freedom in 1991 through its Singing Revolution, non-violent revolution that overthrew a very violent occupation that collapsed with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with Western Europe. It is now one of the more-prosperous former Communist states, enjoying a highly-technological environment, a very open and liberal economy and a transparent government system. Since accession to the European union Estonia has become one of the most popular destinations in Eastern Europe with EU highest, 30% growth in the number of visitors in 2004.