SOURCE: Estonian Public Broadcasting
3-25-13
tags: Economy, Estonia, 1930s, 2010s, Jaak Valge, Estonian Public Broadcasting
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3-25-13
Estonia was comparatively richer in 1930s, says historian
Historians in the Newstags: Economy, Estonia, 1930s, 2010s, Jaak Valge, Estonian Public Broadcasting
Jaak Valge, a well-known historian and Tallinn University researcher, says that Estonians today are worse off than in the 1930s in comparison to the rest of the continent.
“If the current Estonia is more than two times poorer than Finland, then before [World War II] Finland was a quarter wealthier. While Portugal is presently richer than Estonia, Estonians were far more wealthy in the 1930s than the Portuguese, “ said Valge, speaking on ETV on Sunday....
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