The picture is a still from Estonian movie “Risttuules” (2014) that depicts Soviet mass deportation of Estonians to Siberia on 14 June 1941. First wave of Soviet ethnic cleansing of Estonians efforts that later results in loss of 30% of…
“The night’s dark, and the boat cuts the foaming sea, the coast of Finland disappears from the horizon.” Untsakad “The night’s dark.” Even less, than 1944 defensive battles of Narva and battles of Sinimäed, is among the Estonians known the…
We are publishing Valdo Praust Facebook’s post about the crimes against humanity committed by the NKVD death squads in Tartu prison over the innocent Estonians which were committed simply because the NKVD could, had power and lacked any moral…
On 3 July 1941 the active phase of Estonian Summer War of 1941 began after Stalin’s scorched earth decree and radio speech that was ordered to be conducted by the NKVD. With the operation “Barbarossa” and Stalin’s speech of 3…