“Once we reach Narva River, the city abounds with the evening sun and the swallows are flying high above. The river divides, at a leisurely pace, the one side from the other, the one nation from the other: a fluid border. It is beautiful, and I realize that I had expected rather something gloomy…It is a strange place. Located on opposite sides of the river are two fortresses that now — once again — belong to two nations. Ivangorod, on the other side, is younger and dilapidated by comparison. But when standing in the outer courtyard of the Narva fortress, the river cannot be seen and the gray mass of the two castle arches appears to be a seamless melding into each other. As if everything were one. “An emblem of the rivalry between the Eastern and Western Roman Empire…” ~ Unn Gustafsson . Narva, Estonia 🇪🇪 16jan22Ice fishing across the River in Ivangorod, Russia 🇷🇺
Paul Keres was an Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was among the world’s top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s, and narrowly missed a chance at a world championship match on five occasions. Born in Narva in 1916.Independence Day (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi aastapäev) is a national holiday in Estonia marking the anniversary of the Estonian Declaration of Independence in 1918. It is the national day of Estonia. (wiki)Blue-Black-White flag. Some say the blue is for the vaulted blue sky above the native land, the black for attachment to the soil of the homeland as well as the fate of Estonians — for centuries black with worries, and white for purity, hard work, and commitment.Narva Castle
𝙸 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚢 𝚐𝚘𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚜… . 𝙼𝚊 𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚗, 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚖𝚞 𝚓𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚕 𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚋… . 𝙽𝚊𝚛𝚟𝚊, 𝙴𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚊 🇪🇪 𝚆𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛 ❄️ 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷Alexander’s Church. Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Narva, Estonia. Original cornerstone was laid in the summer of 1881. Congregated after Emperor Alexander II in the fall of 1883, after his assassination earlier in the spring. The church was consecrated on 9 June 1884. (wiki)
