Naissaar
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Naissaar (Nargö in Swedish, Nargen in German) is an island northwest of Tallinn (but belonging to Viimsi Parish) in Estonia. It held a large Swedish minority until World War II, and during Soviet rule it was a military area and off-limits to the public.
In December 1917, a group of Russian sailors commandeered Naissaar and proclaimed an independent "socialist republic" under the leadership of Stepan Petrichenko. The Russian sailors, numbering about 80-90, formed a self-styled government and levied taxes on the local population.[1] The "republic" ceased to exist on February 26, 1918 when German forces occupied the island and the Russians fled.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (Estonian) Jalutuskäik saladusliku Naissaare lõunarajal (HTML). Eesti Loodus. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ (Estonian) Naissaare kroonika (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
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- "Jalutuskäik saladusliku Naissaare lõunarajal"
- Fortress of Naissaar
- Fortress of Naissaar
- Photographs of Naissaar
- "Naissaar, Former Soviet Navy Base"
- Pictures and maps of Naissaar
- F.F. Raskolnikov, "Tales of Sub-Lieutenant Ilyin. A prisoner of the British"
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