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The exhibition area Communism is Prison, opened in the east wing of the Patarei Prison and created by the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory, drew an audience of over 36 000 visitors from all over the world since its opening on…
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75 years will pass from the mass killing of Jews in Klooga camp, Estonia. On 18 September 2019, an international conference will take place to discuss these events at the former Patarei prison in Tallinn, Estonia (Kalaranna 28). 75 years…
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On 14 June, the national day of mourning a remembrance concert „Past. Present. Eternity“ will take place at the Memorial to Estonia’s Victims of Communism in Maarjamäe. The concert, dedicated to the victims of inhuman regimes, invites everyone to remember…
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On 14 May the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory opened in Patarei Prison, which is located in the centre of the Estonian capital Tallinn, an exhibition area “Communism is Prison” introducing the ideology and international crimes of communism and the…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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On 26 January 2018, a presentation event will take place at the conference center of the Riigikogu, dedicated to the International Holocaust Memorial Day and organized by the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory in cooperation with the Estonian Ministry of…
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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…
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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…
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