People of the Revolution and the USSR
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Arnold Rüütel Arnold Rüütel
The agronomist who pushed a sovereignty declaration through the Soviet system and led Estonia out of the empire
Legislature and state representation · Estonia state institutions
1928–2024
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Vaino Iosipovich Väljas Vaino Väljas
Recalled from Nicaragua in June 1988, he led Estonia's Communists through the sovereignty declaration, the first breach in the Soviet wall.
Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks
1931–2024
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Lembit Annus Lembit Annus
An Estonian communist leader who chose to preserve the Soviet Union
Political and party leadership · Soviet Union
1941–2018
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Igor Nikolayevich Gräzin Igor Nikolayevich Gräzin
An Estonian legal scholar who challenged the Soviet official narrative in the language of law
Law and justice · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks
1952–