Terror, Pain and Impunity: The Legacy of Nazi and Soviet Occupation of The Baltic States
byAn interview with The Jews in Latvia Museum Director, Ilja Lenskis Eighty years ago this month, as the world’s attention was focused on Nazi…
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Interactive GULAG Timeline
by Design and Audio: Marcus Kolga for Liefa Communications.
How Putin’s Stalinist nostalgia made him an enemy of democracy
byFor roughly as long as there have been democratic elections, there has been the threat and practice of foreign interference. Certainly, new developments have…
COMMEMORATING THE VICTIMS OF WWII WITHOUT GLORIFYING TANKS OR STALIN
byThe discord that culminated in the Bronze Soldier riots in Tallinn 11 years ago, has not yet disappeared from Estonia’s national conscience. And on…
A New Fortress To Defend Estonian & Baltic History Against Kremlin Disinformation
byIt’s often difficult for the citizens of any nation to completely comprehend how their country is viewed and perceived by the international community, including…
Kremlin Identifies Former Estonian KGB Henchman, Charged With Genocide As “Soviet Hero”
byThe Russian Ministry of Foreign affairs tweeted an infographic Wednesday, identifying a former Estonian KGB henchman, Arnold Meri, as a hero of the “Soviet…
Rejecting The Kremlin’s Falsification of History & Cult of Victory
byThis week, veterans groups and individuals gathered in cities around the world to participate in ceremonies marking the Allied liberation of Europe from Nazi…
Between the Nazi Hammer and the Soviet Anvil
byListen to Finland. And to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland; to Czechs and Slovaks; to Belarussians, Hungarians, Ukrainians, Tatars and others. That is how…
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…
Toronto Conference on Human Rights: Panel Discussion
byMarch 27, 2015. Toronto. Chairman of the the Platform on European Memory and Conscience, Göran Lindblad moderates a discussion on Soviet repressions and their…