If it were not for the power of the Soviets, the Estonians would have lived no worse than the Finns. This statement was made by the Minister of Justice of Estonia Urmas Reinsalu. Adhering to the principle that all the troubles of the republic began after its entry into the USSR in 1940. , The Estonian Justice Ministry carried out serious mathematical calculations and declared: "Soviet occupation" deprived Tallinn of 89 billion rubles, or 1.2 billion euros. This amount includes losses from the destruction of a large number of citizens of a different nationality on the territory of the republic as a result of forced collectivization of agriculture, from the “brain drain” and reduction of its own population due to the Second World War.. Counted Estonians and the damage that the USSR caused the ecology. In particular, they estimated the pollution of rivers and lakes at 20 billion rubles, and the pollution of groundwater - at 60 billion rubles.. They recalled even the inefficient use of phosphorus deposits - they say, this resulted in a loss of 290 million rubles, writes ERR.

All this money the head of the Estonian Ministry of Justice proposes to demand from Russia in court. “A refusal to pay damages may be considered a recognition of voluntary accession to the Soviet Union,” Reinsalu fears.

Moreover, he insists that it is necessary to consider further and transfer to the specie the alleged under-received income from the development of education, culture, and institutions of a free society.. So soon we can expect another bill..