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The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory invites history teachers, educators, youth workers and graduated students to participate in a Summer School about the history of crimes against humanity and human rights violations during and after the Second World War, which…
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The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory invites photography and film enthusiasts to capture places that serve as a reminder of the Soviet Union’s violent rule in Estonia, even if such sites have changed or deteriorated nowadays. The prize fund of…
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On the initiative of the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory, Patarei Prison was illuminated with the colours of the Ukrainian flag on the commemoration day of the 1949 March Deportations on March 25. This serves as a reminder that Ukraine…
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On March 25, 73 years will pass from the Soviet occupying regime’s mass crime against the Baltic peoples. The Soviet regime violently deported more than 20,000 people from Estonia to Siberia, and more than 90,000 people from the three Baltic…
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The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory invites everyone to commemorate the innocent victims of the 1944 March bombings and the war that has begun in Ukraine. The commemoration event takes place on 9 March at 19:15 in Harju Street and…
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On 28 December, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation decided to liquidate Memorial International, an organisation engaged in raising awareness about history, the commemoration of victims of communist terror, and protection of human rights. The basis of the liquidation…
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The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory has signed a cooperation agreement with the State Archive of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance. The aim of cooperation between the parties is to improve researchers’ accessibility to archival materials that pertain to…
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The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory has signed a cooperation agreement with the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in the US. The Institute is in the process of establishing an International Museum for the Victims of Communism in Patarei Prison in Tallinn,…
Continue readingEuropean Remembrance Symposium titled ‘Memory and Identity in Europe: Present and Future’ will bring together approximately 200 participants from all over the world to the Estonian capital on 26–28 October. The main organiser of the Symposium is the European Network…
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The European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS) in cooperation with the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory opened After the Great War. A New Europe 1918–1923 in Tallinn’s Freedom Square. The exhibition welcomes visitors from 17 October to 4 November 2021….
Continue readingThe Estonian Institute of Historical Memory and the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS) are organising the 9th European Remembrance Symposium in Tallinn in the Creative Hub from 26 to 28 October 2021. The Remembrance Symposium, which has taken place in various European…
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The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory opened a new e-exhibition on the history of anti-Soviet resistance, which is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Estonia’s restoration of independence. The exhibition uses historical photos, documents, memoirs and overviews to present the…
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The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory invites everyone interested in photography and videography to capture Patarei Prison, Memorial to the Victims of Communism, and other memorial sites across Estonia that can be associated with Soviet repressions committed in Estonia. The…
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The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory invites researchers to submit their articles for the next issue of the Institute’s proceedings (no. 4 / 2021). The Proceedings of the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory (Eesti Mälu Instituudi Toimetised) provides an interdisciplinary…
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The secondary school students’ essay competition was dedicated to the Holocaust Victims’ Remembrance Day. The essay topic was taken from the Talmud and was titled Whoever kills one life kills the world entire. Whoever saves one life saves the world…
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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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We are looking for a person with good analytical and communication skills to join our team. The main tasks are: Developing CommunistCrimes.org, an international portal focusing on the history of communist regimes. We expect the future Communications Specialist to contribute…
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The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory has launched a full version of CommunistCrimes.org, a portal which provides information on the history of communist regimes and their crimes in Estonian, English and Russian. The aim of the portal is to deepen…
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Tallinn University Press in cooperation with the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory published Stefan Gužvica’s Master’s thesis Learning Leninism: Factional Struggles in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia during the Great Purge (1936–1940) that won the Institute’s communism-themed research competition. The…
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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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According to Sergei Metlev, the Public and Partner Relations Manager of the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory, Estonia’s next major project, the Patarei Museum for the Victims of Communism embodies the country’s international mission of standing up for liberty. The…
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Over 200 European politicians, educational leaders, cultural and public figures have signed a petition to form an international court to condemn communist ideology and the regimes based on this doctrine as criminal and inhumane. The Board Member of the Estonian…
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World War II led to the extension of Nazi Germany’s anti-Jewish policy to the conquered countries. Before the war, about 4,400 Jews lived in Estonia. About 400 of them became the victims of the deportation of 1941, approximately 3,000 fled…
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The Institute of Historical Memory believes that the willingness of Urmas Sõõrumaa’s company to buy the former Patarei prison will save it from decay and will bring businesses to the area, while preserving the building as a significant memorial site,…
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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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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,…
Continue readingPRESS 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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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…
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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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