Saeima condemns the repressive psychiatric methods used during Soviet regime
The Latvian Saeima has adopted a declaration condemning the repressive psychiatric methods used during the Soviet occupation, acknowledging the rights of individuals subjected to political persecution to rehabilitation and justice.
Gallery: A comprehensive book on forest brotherhood has been presented
A new comprehensive book about Estonia's forest brotherhood provides an overview of the resistance movement against Soviet occupation.
The flag rescued from the Kadriorg Palace flagpole in September 1944 returns to Estonia from Australia
Estonian expatriates in Australia are returning a national flag to Estonia that was saved from the Kadriorg Palace flagpole just before the Soviet occupation in September 1944.
Parallels of the histories of Latvia and Ukraine. How national partisans fought against Soviet occupiers
The article discusses the formation and role of the Latvian National Partisan Association during the Soviet and German occupation in the mid-1940s as Latvians sought independence and resisted forced mobilization.
WEEKLY ANSWER ⟩ Johanna Talihärm: My sport was the ticket sales hit of the recent Olympic Games
Estonian biathlete Johanna Talihärm has become the third Estonian in history to become a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), following in the footsteps of two predecessors who were killed during Soviet occupation.
PHOTO ⟩ A new exhibition at LNMM reveals surrealism motifs in Latvian graphic artists' works during the Soviet occupation period
A new exhibition titled 'Various Lengths of Dreams' showcases the surrealistic interpretations of eight Latvian graphic artists during the Soviet occupation era, drawing connections to the influence of dreams and Freud's theories on the unconscious.
PHOTOS ⟩ The great-grandson of a professor who fled the Soviet occupation found his way back to his great-grandfather's house with a cello
A Finnish cello duo performed at Tammekannu Villa in Estonia, the former home of a geographer professor whose great-grandson played in the duo.
Of ten heads of state, only one made it through
Only one of the ten state leaders managed to survive during the tense period of Soviet occupation in Estonia.