The 25 to 28 March 1949 deportation of Estonians by the Soviet Union was an event almost seven months ago by 13 October. This was a major deportation, given the impact of the 1944 defence battles at Jaanilinn, Narva, Sinimäed,…
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…
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…
On July 4 and 5 1941 the NKVD officers sadistically dozed all 14 cattle wagons of the train in Zalishchyky, Ukraine, with petrol and set alight, burning alive all the political prisoners inside. Later, the burnt cattle wagons, were thrown…
