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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 404289, member: 5833&quot;]Just spent a little time looking into this.&nbsp; The Estonian language uses Latin rather than Cyrillic alphabet.&nbsp; Estonia was heavily influenced by the Reformation; was surprised to learn that the major religion has been Lutheranism.&nbsp; The Orthodox church in Estonia has had a rocky history.&nbsp; Never independent, alternating governance between Constantinople, which they preferred, &amp; Russia, which they resisted.&nbsp; It makes interesting reading:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_Apostolic_Orthodox_Church" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_Apostolic_Orthodox_Church" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_Apostolic_Orthodox_Church</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Currently the Orthodox in Estonia are divided into those who recognize the authority of Russia, primarily ethnic Russians, &amp; the primarily ethnic Estonians, who do not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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