On February 24, 1918, Estonia declared independence from Russia. The capital of Estonia (translated Estonian Republic) was one of the three states of the Eastern Baltic Sea. West to the Baltic Sea, north to the Gulf of Finland, south and east bordered with Latvia and Russia respectively. In 1991, after the declaration of independence in Lithuania, Estonia followed the independence. The capital was Tallinn. The nationality was formed in the 12th to 13th centuries. It was later occupied and ruled by Prussia, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Germany, etc. Starting in 1710, Estonia was governed by Russia for more than 200 years. On February 24, 1918, Estonia declared independence and the establishment of the Republic of Estonia. Next, the German army occupied Tallinn. In November with the Soviet Union, Estonia declared sovere