16 January 1998 In 1997 Estonia was still the success story of post-Soviet reforms, as leaders used the term “Baltic tiger” to refer to its fast-growing economy. The year marked the end of Estonia’s political transition from Soviet rule, as it was accepted into the first round of European Union (EU) enlargement talks and thus confirmed in its return to […]
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