The Swedish spy who sold out his country
byHe worked most of his career as an officer with the Secret Service, but many Swedes remember him today as the man who sold military…
History
Karelia Needs to Restore 1918 Otava Flag: Stepa
byThe flag a nation chooses for itself is important as an indication of how it sees itself and its place in the world. Twenty-five…
Classic Latvian Work About The Gulag Published in English
byOne of the most powerful accounts ever given of life in Stalin’s Gulag has finally been published in English. “Suddenly, a Criminal” by Melanija…
European Leaders Snub Putin and Will Join Polish Victory Day Commemoration
byWestern leaders snub Putin’s extravagant Victory Day celebration to attend Polish commemoration as Kremlin aggression casts dark shadow over 70th Anniversary Western leaders are…
KIWA and Soviet Hippies in New York City
byOn a cold March afternoon in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Vinegar Hill, Estonian artist KIWA smoked one last cigarette before entering The Department of…
Funked Up East: The Groovy Side of The Iron Curtain
byIt’s not a rare thing to be into back catalogue music. To bring it closer to the wider audience, however, is a noteworthy mission….
Estonian World War II refugee story
byTITLE: Refugee: Refugee Life in Pictures AUTHOR: Endel Kõks, Arnold Sepp / Ilvi Jõe-Cannon, editor PUBLISHER: Eesti Diasporaa Akadeemia (Estonian Diaspora Academy) Already last…
A Premonition
byAt first you don’t notice it, but then, really, even to the contrary. The central figure on the painting reminds you of Putin. It…
Russian Leaders Doing Interesting Things
byFrom Vladimir Putin’s participation in a NASHI Youth pan crushing competition to Leonid Brezhnev’s naked late night phone calls to Finnish President, Urho Kekkonen:…
Finnish Author Sofi Oksanen and Bill Browder To Speak in Toronto March 27
byAward winning Finnish author of “Purge” and “When The Doves Disappeared,” Sofi Oksanen visits Toronto on March 27 to give a keynote address at…