0 >The original Treaty of Tartu briefly on public display at the National Archives of Estonia. February 2, 2017. Source: Aili Vahtla/ERR
The Tartu Peace Treaty was the birth certificate of the Republic of Estonia, and laid the foundation for the sovereignty of Estonia, Riigikogu speaker Henn Põlluaas (EKRE) said Tuesday, on the 101st anniversary of the signing of a treaty between the new republic and the fledgling Soviet Russian state.
Põlluaas said that the treaty was: … a confirmation of the legal continuity of our state, but not only that. The Tartu Peace Treaty is also a political and moral victory of our country, which laid the foundation for our statehood.