After Estonia had been taken over by the Soviet Union many Russians were re- settled there.   This was common practice among the Soviet Union republics. Today Russians constitute merely one third of the inhabitants. Many of them do not speak Estonian and therefore are unable to pass the obligatory language exam – the perquisite to being awarded Estonian nationality. Instead, the Russians living in Estonia have to follow the same procedures as foreigners when applying for Estonian nationality. The co-existence of two nations resulted in many Estonians having assimilated the habits which were characteristic of the 'homo sovieticus'. Whereas, the Russians who live in Estonia have acquired the patterns of behavior similar to those in Western Societies.
The photographs represent pupils of the high school in Narvia, the capital of the Russian minority. Most of them have a 'grey passport i.e. they don't belong to any nation.