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(LifeSiteNews) — It could be considered miraculous that Estonia, one of the three states bordering Russia and facing Finland across the Baltic Sea, even exists. Its turbulent history and the unceasing claims to its territory from east and west until the early twentieth century provided difficult conditions for a distinct language and culture to persevere and grow. And yet it has.
Estonia first won its independence in 1918. It lost its sovereignty in 1940 when it was incorporated into the Soviet Union. Only in 1991 was independence regained. Now, a nation of 1.3 million, once again trying to navigate its way among its powerful neighbors, and naturally affected by the proximity of war, is facing another crisis. This time, however, it is a demographic crisis caused by acts of self-destruction rather than those of an external enemy.
As with other countries that emerged after the fall of the Iron Curtain, anti-family laws were a legacy of the Soviet era. Now, however, the attacks on life and the family are being enshrined anew within the laws of our independent countries. The Communist program targeting
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