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VIDEO: fall of the Berlin Wall 30. What did we learn?

15. November 2019

Anna Kaminsky, the witness of the fall of the wall from the side of East Berlin and the director of the Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED‐Dictatorship in Eastern Germany talks about

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Researchers from 13 countries discuss mass burial sites of victims of communist terror

28. October 2019

In cooperation of the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory and the Memorial Research and Information Centre (St. Petersburg, Russia), researchers from 13 countries will gather at a conference in

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Triumph of Liberty Conference & Gala Dinner celebrates the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Washington, D.C.

21. October 2019

On November 8th, the Triumph of Liberty Conference & Gala Dinner celebrates the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Washington, D.C., USA. The Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom Ceremony

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Berlin Celebrates! 30 Years Since the Peaceful Revolution and the Fall of the Wall

21. October 2019

For the 30 years anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the city transforms into a festival! Berlin will offer a complete program of a variety of events from 4th to 11th November. The city will

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Renewed international portal covers crimes of communism

23. August 2019

The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory introduced today, on the Europe-wide Day of Remembrance for the victims of totalitarian regimes, a new version of the unique educational portal Communist

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VIDEOS: 30 years since the Baltic Way, that impressed the world

22. August 2019

23 August 2019: 80 years since the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and 30 years since the Baltic Way that demanded its public disclosure and condemnation. Two million Estonians, Latvians and

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Patarei prison exhibition - a place for learning, experiencing, commemorating

22. May 2019

The communist regime of the Soviet Union (in Estonia 1940-1941, 1944-1991) imprisoned innocent people in the historical Patarei fortress on ideological pretext. They constitute only a fraction of all

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DESIGN COMPETITION: International Museum for the Victims of Communism

01. February 2018

The objective of the design competition was to find a contemporary, attractive and visitor-friendly design for the museum’s architecture, exposition and interior design.

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An open discussion on the issue of the preservation and development of Patarei sea fortress

22. January 2018

The Cultural Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Estonia held an open discussion on the issue of the preservation and development of Patarei sea fortress, used by the totalitarian regimes of the XX century as a prison.