The new "parliament" nationalized land. industry. banks. transportation. and other areas. announcing that they now belonged to the allpowerful state. Except for small onefamily homes. all buildings were also acquired by the state. And there was no compensation provided for these nationalized properties. Even bank savings. securities. and church property were confiscated. Arrests. deportations. and executions of Estonians were rampant. Because of these Soviet policies of exploitation. terror. and murder. the Estonian population decreased. while the number of Russians increased from 8.2 to 21.7 percent of the total population. This is not a happy picture. but these dark yearsas disturbing as they arewill not last forever.
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