Estonian Modern History in the Twenty­-First Century

Abstract

This article presents a short overview of Estonian and international research on the nineteenth century in Estonia during the decades since the reestablishment of independence in 1991, with a focus on work published in the twentyfirst century. The authors discuss the most important directions of re search -socioeco nomic history in rural and urban environments, Estonian nationalism and the devel opment of ethnic milieus of Baltic Germans and Russians, the history of Estonia as part of a larger empire and, albeit very briefly, also cultural history. The authors also identify a number of topics still in need of attention by scholars.