Estonians resisted the assaults of Vikings, Danes, Swedes, and Russians before the 13th century.
In 1346, the Danes, who possessed northern Estonia, sold the land to the Teutonic Knights of Germany.
In 1526, the Swedes took over, and the power of the German (Balt) landowning class was reduced. But after 1721, when Russia succeeded Sweden as the ruling power under the Peace of Nystad, the Estonians were subject to a double bondage—the Balts and the czarist officials. The oppression lasted until the closing months of World War I, when Estonia finally achieved independence after a victorious war (1918–1920). But shortly after the start of World War II, the nation was occupied by Russian troops and incorporated as the 16th republic of the USSR in 1940. Germany occupied the nation from 1941 to 1944, when it was retaken by the Soviets.
Why should they love Russia?

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Замужество – это не семейное положение..... это – медаль. Она так и называется "За мужество!"