What are some facts about Estonia?
Former Soviet republic not recognized by US as independent country when under USSR. Part of the Baltic republics, originally colonies or provinces in Czarist Russia these included Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia- also Finland, which is Scandinavian and broke away during the Revolution. In the interwar period Estonia was an independent country with its own Flags, Armed forces, and important commercial lines such as the Estonian Steam Navigation co, which linked Estonia with the US on the high seas, they operated essentially what we would call ( Tramp Steamers) or freight ships with some limited passenger traffic. The aviatrix and later toy manufacturer and hobby-shop owner Elvira Kalep, who had a hobby shop in Jersey City for some years, hailed from Estonia, and was the first licensed aircraft pilot (female) of her Land. she trained in Germany, originally and transferred across the border. there was some sort of mutual license recognition = loosely like auto licenses interstate.
