By the beginning of the Gorbachev era, concern over the cultural survival of the Estonian people had reached a critical point. The ECP remained stable in the early perestroika years but waned in the late 1980s. Other political movements, groupings and parties moved to fill the power vacuum. The first and most important was the Estonian Popular Front, established in April 1988 with its own platform, leadership and broad constituency. The Greens and the dissident-led Estonian National Independence Party soon followed.
by the beginning of the gorbachev era concern over the cultural survival of the estonian people had reached a critical point the ecp remained stable in the early perestroika years but waned in the late 1980s other political movements groupings and parties moved to fill the power vacuum the first and most important was the estonian popular front established in april 1988 with its own platform leadership and broad constituency the greens and the dissident-led estonian national independence party soon followed