During her search to learn more about her family’s Estonian past, Kaia uncovers the efforts of a would-be uncle, who resisted the Soviet occupation of Estonia during World War II only to later be condemned as a traitor and a spy when Estonia was occupied by the Germans in 1942.
This timely story of Baltic patriotism offers a compelling, less-well-known account of what happened in Estonia during World War II as well as a sobering lesson regarding the volatile political situation in Eastern Europe. Check out her book: Candles for the Defiant: Discovering my Family’s Estonian Past