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The Streetcars in Tallin are
each named for a famous person.
"Poska" has a special significance for me.
My Dad and his 8 siblings were mistakenly registered in school as
"Poska" children instead of their true family name "Paukstis"
This misidentification continued all through their school years
and is even
printed on my father's high school diploma in 1935.
Later that year when Social Security became law, Dad began using
the name on his birth certificate.
However, 2 of his 8 siblings legally
changed their name
to Poska and it is etched on their tombstone.
Stories like this are important when researching roots
to discover "who do you think you are?"
Poska is a Lithuanian name as well as common in Estonia. |
Streets are named after Mr
Poska |
and here he is |
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A pleasant park with memorials to important Estonians
and a creative
use of fallen trees
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Before the 1917 revolution
Estonia and the other Baltic countries were controlled by Czarist
Russia.
This is one of the palaces built for the Czar just in case
he should decide to visit.
As I understand, he never actually lived
here.
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The museum contained sculpture and paintings
as to be expected,
but much more that reflected the history of
the country
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Many of the exhibits were film,
photos and personal recollections of life under Soviet rule.
Expecially significant were the stories of the danger and hardship
of those
who risked their lives and those of their children to
flee to the West
Sadly refugees fleeing war and repressive regimes still exist today
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