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On 22-26 September, an outdoor exhibition “The “Liberator” arrived”, compiled by the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory in cooperation with the National Library of Estonia, is open to everyone on Freedom Square in Tallinn. The exhibition tells the story of Red…
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The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory organises a commemoration event on the occasion of the Resistance Fighting Day in Patarei Prison on 22 September at 14.30. The Resistance Fighting Day is a public holiday to thank and commemorate all Estonians…
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On 23 August, a memorial ceremony and concert will take place at the Memorial to the Victims of Communism, on the occasion of the Remembrance Day for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes. On 23 August, 81 years will pass from the…
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We kindly invite everyone to join us at the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Maarjamäe on 23 August, the remembrance day for the victims of totalitarian regimes. We commemorate innocent victims of inhumane ideologies by showing that we…
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The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory, with generous support from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, organises a Summer School for secondary school students from the age of 16. Together, we will visit memorial sites and museums, listen…
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Ceremonies and traditional candle lighting in town squares will not be held on 25 March on the anniversary of the 1949 March Deportation due to public health considerations. The NGOs organising the Commemoration Day ask candles to be lit on home windows in memory…
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Dear Friend! The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory has postponed the book launch of “Priboi” Files: Articles and Documents of the March 1949 Deportation on Wednesday, 25 March at 16.00. We consider this step inevitable after acquainting ourselves with the recommendations…
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International conference Necropolis of Communist Terror, organised in cooperation of the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory and Memorial Research and Information Centre (St. Petersburg), will be held on 6.-7. November in Film Museum (Pirita tee 64, Tallinn). The event is…
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8-9 November 2019 The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9th 1989 was a historic event that deserves to be commemorated all over Europe and the Western world on its 30th anniversary. Just two months earlier, in August 1989,…
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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 at 20.00 a free remembrance concert „Past. Present. Eternity“, dedicated to the victims of inhuman regimes, will take place on the initiative of the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory. The theme of…
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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 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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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…
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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…
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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 Estonian Institute of Historical Memory’s oral history initiative, Kogu Me Lugu, has taken a big step forward in its fifth year of activity. After undergoing major development, the KML project website has been relaunched with a wealth of freely…
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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…
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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…
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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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