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RESEARCH PAPERS COMPETITION A total of 18 papers from 13 countries were entered in the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory International Research Papers Competition. Eight of these were articles, six were master’s theses and four were doctoral dissertations. Prizes were…

On 16 November, the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory organises a debate in the Narva Museum on the bolshevik coup of October 1917 and its impact on Estonia. The discussion will take place in Russian between the well known historian,…

“Sovietisation and Violence: The Case of Estonia”: A new tool to understand how communists took over countries   Proceedings of the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory I (2018) „Sovietisation and Violence: The Case of Estonia“ gives English-reading public a new…

  On 23 August, the European Day of Remembrance for victims of all totalitarian and authoritarian regimes, a 30,000 square meter memorial was opened in Tallinn with more than 22,000 names of Estonia’s victims of communism. On the same day…

The speech was written by Paul Goble for the internation conference Utopia unachieved despite millions victimised? Communist crimes and European memory in Tallinn, Estonia, on 23 August 2018.   Some anniversaries are marked because they are so important historically that one cannot…

On 23 August of the 100th anniversary year of the Republic of Estonia, on the European Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes, an international conference Utopia unachieved despite millions victimised? Communist crimes and European memory will be held…

The article was published on 29.05.2018 in the The Baltic Times.  Toomas Hiio, Research Director of the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory   The passing of 200 years since the birth of Karl Marx (1818–1883) was celebrated in the city of…

International Summer School for Educators – overview The international summer school on teaching about the crimes of totalitarian regimes for history and civics educators takes place on 23 – 27 July 2018 in Estonia. The summer school aims to bring…

PRESS RELEASE / STATEMENT May 5, 2018 Estonian Institute of  Historical Memory: Participation of the European Commission’s leader in Marx’s birthday party is ignorance of victims of communism.   The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory, which researches the history of…

PRESS RELEASE March 21, 2018 Renown opinion leaders in different fields appealed to the Estonian government to create opportunities for the establishment of an international museum and research centre of Communist crimes in the Patarei prison, Tallinn calling this initiative…

PRESS RELEASE 15.02.2018   The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory has launched the preparation of an international research centre and museum of crimes of communism in Tallinn, Estonia with the support of the government of Estonia and leading remembrance institutions…

The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory has launched an international design competition to find the best designs for an international museum of the crimes of communism, which is to be established in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The objective of the…

Platform of European Memory and Conscience calls for a broad debate and a change of the permanent exhibition of the House of European History. The Platform of European Memory and Conscience presents a critical report on the House of European History, a…

The 100th birth anniversary of Hirmus Ants, one of the most legendary forest brothers in Estonia, was celebrated on 21st October in Pärnu with the history conference “Ants Kaljurand 100”. The conference was held at Kuninga Street Basic School. Well…

The opening of the exhibition “Communism in its Time” August 23, 2017 Maritime Museum gunpowder magazine (Uus st. 37) In the framework of the conference “The Heritage in 21st Century Europe of the Crimes Committed by Communist Regimes” the exhibition “Communism…

The memorial conference for the victims of Communism and Nazism “The Heritage in 21st Century Europe of the Crimes Committed by Communist Regimes” August 23, 2017 Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel), Põhja blvd 27a On August 23, the Estonian Institute of Historical…

Dear friends and colleagues, We have the great pleasure of announcing that the foundations Estonian Institute of Historical Memory and Unitas have merged into a new foundation that combines academic research concerning anti-human regimes (previously the responsibility of the Estonian…