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'For fifty years I worked hard to keep you occupied -- You have to pay me a pension now'
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Russia (Federation) Estonia |
| Description | Cartoon shows a fat bemedaled Russian officer lecturing a defiant Estonian peasant. In 1944, Russian troops drove the Germans out of Estonia and immediately incorporated it into the Soviet Union. Fifty years later, with the fall of the Iron Curtain, Estonia had declared its independence, but Russian leader Boris Yeltsin refused to remove the last 2000 Russian troops until the Estonian government agreed to provide Russian officers who had retired there with citizenship, housing, and pensions. Under pressure from the United States, the Russians eventually backed down. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Drawings |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Military occupations--Soviet--Estonia--1940-2000. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | International relations--Estonia--1990-2000. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | International relations--Russia (Federation)--1990-2000. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
