Estonia celebrates Victory Day
Victory Day, celebrated annually on 23 June, marks the anniversary of a crucial military victory against foreign forces in 1919; the Midsummer Eve celebration on […]
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Estonian Jews celebrate their new Torah scroll
The Jewish community of Estonia celebrated the inauguration of their newly-written Sefer Torah scroll that is dedicated to the past, present and future generations of
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PICTURES: What would you do with a giant Soviet-era ‘mothership’ in the middle of Tallinn?
At 4 pm on 20 July 1980, the Olympic flame was lit and the Olympic anthem was played in the Estonian capital – Tallinn became
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Fifty-five years of advocating on Baltic issues in the US celebrated
The Joint Baltic American National Committee looks back at 55 years of advocating on Baltic issues in the United States. The Joint Baltic American National
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Video: A colour film of Estonia in the 1930s
A colour film, published on YouTube, courtesy of the Canada-based Museum of Estonians Abroad depicts Estonian towns and people in the 1930s. The film, made
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Justin Petrone: When Estonia wasn’t free
Young generation of Estonians cannot conceive of an Estonia that was not free, writes Justin Petrone, an Estonia-based columnist and writer. On a cold winter’s
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Hope and freedom: remembering Estonia’s occupations
It might seem strange, but the main message to take away from the Tallinn Museum of Occupations is one of hope, at least that’s what
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Calling all Estonian-American historians
The Estonian American National Council (EANC) needs your help to tell the Estonian-American story. They are out there somewhere. Maybe in an old shoebox in
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75 years since the US refusal to accept the annexation of Estonia
On 23 July 1940, the United States’ acting Secretary of State, Sumner Welles, issued a declaration that condemned the Soviet Union’s aggression against Estonia, Latvia
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Life in Estonia at the outset of the Second World War and the occupation
An eyewitness account of life in Estonia at the beginning of 50 years of Soviet occupation in June 1940 – Estonia’s darkest hour. When World War
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