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Art during this time period had been dominated by the style of baroque- and grand, ornate style.
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Social gatherings that were held in Paris were called Salons. Writers, artists, scientists etc and great discussions about ideas.
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Elegant and classical themes from Greece known as neoclassical music was very common.
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Composers such as Hayden, Wolfgang, Mozart and Beethoven were developing new musical forms.
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Fredrick the Great granted many religious freedoms, reduced censorship and improve education. (1740-1786)
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His encyclopedia brought together the most current and enlightened thinking about science and technology
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Catherine the Great had Poland shared to land-hungry neighbors.
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Catherine the Great army had crushed the rebellions.
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Joseph II introduced legal reforms and freedom of the press. (1780-1790)
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After World War II, the Baltic States had been fully incorporated into the USSR after military occupation and annexation first in 1940 and then again in 1944.
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From 1987, a cycle of mass demonstrations featuring spontaneous singing eventually collected 300,000 Estonians in Tallinn to sing national songs and hymns that were strictly forbidden during the years of the Soviet occupation, as Estonian rock musicians played.
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On 14 May 1988, the first expression of national feeling occurred during the Tartu Pop Music Festival. Five patriotic songs were first performed during this festival. People linked their hands together and a tradition had begun.
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On 11 September 1988, a massive song festival, called "Song of Estonia", was held at the Tallinn Song Festival Arena. This time nearly 300,000 people came together, more than a quarter of all Estonians. On that day citizens and political leaders expressed, through the voice of Trivimi Velliste (Chairman of the Estonian Heritage Society at the time), of their ambition to regain independence.
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On 16 November 1988, the legislative body of Estonia issued the Estonian Sovereignty Declaration.
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In 1990 Estonia was the first Soviet republic to defy the Soviet army by offering alternative service to Estonian residents scheduled to be drafted. Most Estonians, however, simply began avoiding the draft
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Independence was declared on the late evening of 20 August 1991, after an agreement between different political parties was reached.
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Novels were a new popular form of literature
