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The World Remembers August 23, 1939

23. August 2022

23 August marks the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes proclaimed by the European Parliament in 2008. On this day in 1939, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which divided parts

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Creative Competition „Estonian sites of memory and the face of evil“

12. April 2022

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

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Estonian Institute of Historical Memory's statement concerning the closing of Russia’s human rights group Memorial

29. December 2021

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

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Estonia supports the opening of victims of communism museum in Washington

20. December 2021

Estonia supports the opening of a museum dedicated to the victims of communism in Washington D.C with 89 000 Euros. The museum uses state-of-the-art solutions to present more than 40 nations’

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Cooperation agreement signed between Estonian and Ukrainian victims of communism memorial organisations

16. December 2021

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

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Estonian and US victims of communism museums to begin cooperation

12. December 2021

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

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Wikipedia Article ‘Mass killings under communist regimes’ faces deletion due to neutrality concerns

01. December 2021

The merits of the article, which addresses the regimes of Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong and Pol Pot, among others, are presently being debated by Wikipedia contributors. Among those reasons listed for the

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China Makes It a Crime to Mock Country's Heroes

29. November 2021

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made it a crime to mock national heroes and historical communist party figures. An offender could face up to three years in prison, The New York Times reported. China has

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Platform of European Memory and Conscience calls on the EU to protect imperilled Russian human rights group Memorial

17. November 2021

The Platform of European Memory and Conscience (PEMC), which brings together 62 institutions and organisations from 20 countries, dealing with Europe’s 20th century totalitarian past, calls on the