Completely agree. Been to all three, very different culturally, both within and compared to Russia, but still with a noticeable Soviet heritage. Especially Tal

Completely agree. Been to all three, very different culturally, both within and compared to Russia, but still with a noticeable Soviet heritage. Especially Tallinn is becoming a hugely interesting city with the mix of centuries old history, some soviet heritage, new and tech. They still make an interesting thought experiment since they actually were wholly integrated into the Soviet Union. The other examples near EU are Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova which have ended up on completely different paths. In comparison to the former East Block nations which more were in the Soviet sphere which was a similar but different existence.