Show great natural beauty f i in i i baltic republics along the shores of the baltic sea are four vigorous and interesting republics formed from territory that was part of old russia little moro more than alian a decade ago young as they are la in their present national independence pen dence each of them finland lithuania latvia and esthonia Esth onla has cultural historical architectural and artistic traditions of great interest to every visitor and andi andreach each Is rich in imposing scenes of natural beauty in coastline and forest and lakeside the capital of finland Is an unusually beautiful city surrounded on three sides by the sea julga in latvia Is the home of one of the finest examples of medieval i architecture in northern europe in its thirteenth century cathedral and tallinn tallian forni formerly erly reval in eala thon contains many ancient and Inter interesting eitIng relies relics of its great days daya as gl a port |