Kaja Kallas reflects on Soviet-era struggles and her father’s banking legacy
Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has spoken openly about the challenges of living under Soviet rule. Her father, Siim Udovitch Kallas, played a notable role in Estonia’s banking and political spheres during that time.
Siim Udovitch Kallas led the Estonian branch of Sberbank from 1979 to 1986. Later, he became a deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, serving from 1989 to 1991. During this period, he lived in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital.
His daughter, Kaja Kallas, has since reflected on the difficulties faced by families under Soviet governance. Her comments come as she now holds a key position in European diplomacy.
The Kallas family’s history spans Estonia’s Soviet era and its transition to independence. Siim Udovitch Kallas’s career in banking and politics coincided with a time of significant change. Today, his daughter shapes EU foreign policy while acknowledging the struggles of the past.
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