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StargazingA true story of persistence. Losing ones homeland to Communists and seeing the horrors of World War II could not stop one determined man from fulfilling his hearts desire. When 91 year old World War II refugee Jri turned on his TV on the morning of the February 24th, instead of festive Estonian Independence Day celebrations, he saw a video of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He felt light headed and if he hadnt already been seated in a wheelchair, he
A true story of persistence. Losing oneÕs homeland to Communists and seeing the horrors of World War II could not stop one determined man from fulfilling his heartÕs desire.
When 91-year-old World War II refugee JŸri turned on his TV on the morning of the February 24th, instead of festive Estonian Independence Day celebrations, he saw a video of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He felt light-headed and if he hadnÕt already been seated in a wheelchair, he would have lost his balance. Not in a million years would he have imagined seeing Russia attacking a country again. Especially distressing was the fact that it happened on his motherlandÕs independence day. Estonia is only a tiny nation of 1.3 million people located right next to Russia, and without the protection of NATO, it would be easy prey. For many of his compatriots, this day took on an additional meaning Ð independence shouldnÕt be taken for granted.
JŸri saw his life flashing before his eyes. In 1941, when he had to escape the Russians and leave Estonia behind, he was ten years old Ð the same age as his grandson is today. He experienced the destruction of the war, witnessed people suffering. He lost his motherland to communists after the Baltic States were annexed into the USSR for nearly 50 years. Estonia was closed to him during that period and it suffered greatly under the communist regime. He had to start all over again in a new country, unable to return. The feeling of being homeless has accompanied him his whole life.
The fear of the Russians catching him was planted deep into his consciousness and thus he even didnÕt have the courage to visit Estonia before it regained independence in 1991. Finally, in the twilight of his life (2015), he returned to the country where he was born. And now, in 2022, when the threat to the autonomy of the Baltic States has been the gravest since the countries regained their independence, he would be too old to leave his homeland behind once more.
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