, ▁and ▁after ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁phys ician ▁for ▁the ▁Est onian ▁army ▁during ▁the ▁Est onian ▁Liber ation ▁War ▁( 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 2 0 ), ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁Cross ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁( Est onia ) ▁for ▁the ▁participation , ▁but ▁V ares ▁denied ▁the ▁offer . ▁ ▁V ares ▁later ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁doctor ▁in ▁P är nu , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁Est onian ▁poet ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁radical ▁social ist , ▁using ▁the ▁pen ▁name ▁Johannes ▁Bar bar us . ▁ ▁When ▁Soviet ▁troops ▁occupied ▁Est onia ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁And rei ▁Z hd an ov ▁forced ▁President ▁Konst antin ▁P ä ts ▁to ▁appoint ▁V ares ▁as ▁prime ▁minister ▁of ▁a ▁Commun ist - domin ated ▁pu ppet ▁government . ▁ ▁P ä ts ▁res igned ▁in ▁July , ▁and ▁V ares ▁took ▁over ▁most ▁president ial ▁duties ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁when ▁Est onia ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁Central ▁Committee ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁rest ruct ured ▁Est onian ▁Commun ist ▁( B ols he vik ) ▁Party ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁remained ▁nom inal ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁of ▁Est onia . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁Est onia ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁V ares ▁fled ▁to ▁Russia , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁ex ile ▁from