In Northern Estonia, the Soviet authorities didn't have a recipe on how to fight against the popularity of Finnish TV. Audiences didn't want to watch hardcore Soviet propaganda. — Jaak Kilmi Copy Share Image
In the mid-1980s, however, the Estonian TV programmers came up with a clever idea: they asked Moscow for millions of rubles to make propaganda in Estonia to fight the Finnish programs' popularity. They got millions from the government, but what… — Jaak Kilmi Copy Share Image
Working under the Soviet system made you very paranoid - people were afraid of everything - and this paranoia is still in people's minds. — Jaak Kilmi Copy Share Image
It was life under the Soviet system - we were struggling with every big problem. Publicly, my parents had to queue up to buy… — Jaak Kilmi Copy Share Image
In the mid-1980s, however, the Estonian TV programmers came up with a clever idea: they asked Moscow for millions of rubles to make propaganda… — Jaak Kilmi Copy Share Image
Life under the Soviet system was often funny, absurd really, especially for children. — Jaak Kilmi Copy Share Image
The Soviet Union wasn't so closed - it wasn't North Korea. It was a practical system. People were creative and industrious, so if they… — Jaak Kilmi Copy Share Image
In Northern Estonia, the Soviet authorities didn't have a recipe on how to fight against the popularity of Finnish TV. Audiences didn't want to… — Jaak Kilmi Copy Share Image
