Margus Reinsalu's Diary - Chapter: "1960.11.20. My Birth, Baptism, Childhood in Kohtla-Järve, and Summers with Grandmother in Sagadi"
Section 1: Birth and Baptism and early Home Life in Kohtla-Järve Video: My Baptism in Esku Chapel Near Sagadi Manor - Mother, Godfather, Godmother, Father and Me On November 20, 1960, I was born in Kohtla-Järve, an industrial town with gray chimneys and dusty streets that contrasted sharply with my childhood summers in the countryside at my grandmother's. The following year, in the summer of 1961, my baptism took place in the Esku chapel belonging to Sagadi Manor. In addition to my parents, my godmother and godfather were present. My other godfather was still in Norilsk at the time, but his role in my life was still significant. The Esku chapel, built in 1861, was a small chapel in the forest near Sagadi Manor. Norilsk, where my godfather was, was a forced labor camp in Siberia where many Estonians were sent during the Soviet era . In 1961, we got a new three-room apartment with all amenities on Narva Road in Kohtla-Järve, which was a big step up from previous condition...