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Estonian Swedes - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_Swedes
History of the Estonian Swedes. They resided in the coastal areas and on the Estonian islands prior to the end of the second world war when most fled to Sweden to escape Soviet occupation. |
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Centre for Estonian Diaspora Studies - http://www.ut.ee/VEUK/
Includes purpose, researchers, and publications. In Estonian and English. |
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MS Estonia - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Estonia
Article about the sinking, rescue efforts and causes of the maritime disaster on September 28th, 1994 which left 852 dead. |
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Felix Kersten - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Kersten
A Baltic German born in Estonia who used his position as the personal masseur of Heinrich Himmler to help those who were persecuted by Nazi Germany. |
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Estonian Swedes - Estonia Institute - http://www.einst.ee/factsheets/factsheets_uus_kuju/estonian_swedes.htm
History and population survey of the Estonian Swedes. A Swedish speaking minority that lived in Estonia prior to the end of the second world war. |
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Continuity of the Tartu Peace Treaty - http://www.juridica.ee/international_en.php?document=en/international/2005/1/95058.ART.0.pub.php
Article that analyzes the continuity of the Tartu Peace Treaty of 2 February 1920, in relation to the Estonian–Russian Border Treaties of 18 May 2005, and the legal debate about Estonia’s status in international law. |
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Estonia Ferry Disaster - http://www.estonia.xprimo.de/
Report on the disaster by the German Group of Experts. Full text of the report and update of new findings. |
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MV Estonia - Final Report - http://www.onnettomuustutkinta.fi/estonia/
Final report by the Accident Investigation Commission of Estonia, Finland and Sweden on the capsizing on 28 September 1994 in the Baltic sea of the ro-ro passenger vessel. |
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Local Government Reform - http://www.einst.ee/factsheets/factsheets_uus_kuju/local_government_reform.htm
An article by the Estonian Institute, covering the history of local government and post-independence organization. |
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Kleio Foundation - http://www.kleio.ee/
Foundation for publishing materials about Estonian history. Lists publications. [Estonian, English] |
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The TU2-pages - http://members.tele2.nl/p.engelbert/EST.html
History of the fleet of TU2 locomotives that ran on the extensive narrow gauge rail network that used to exist in Estonia. |
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Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes in Estonia - http://www.coe.int/t/e/cultural_co-operation/education/remembrance/LeafletEstonia.asp
A list, compiled by the Council of Europe, of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Soviet and Nazi occupations of Estonia. |
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Fog in the Baltic - The Economist - http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12566943
Estonia arrested Herman Simm, an official a inside the Estonian defense ministry responsible for handling state secrets, but who was in fact a Russian spy. |
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Russia: Monument Dispute With Estonia Gets Dirty - RFE/RL - http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1076297.html
Article about Russian reprisals against Estonia for having moved a memorial to Soviet soldiers. Including economic reprisals, the cyberattacks on Estonian websites, and disruptions of the Estonian embassy in Moscow by pro-Kremlin Nashi youth. |
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Treaty of Peace between Russia and Estonia - Wikisource - http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Peace_between_Russia_and_Estonia
English translation of the full text of the Tartu Peace Treaty. |
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The Last Flight from Tallinn - AFSA - http://www.afsa.org/fsj/may07/lastflight.pdf
On the 14th of June 1940, the last flight to leave Tallinn before the Soviet blockade went into effect, mysteriously exploded. On board was US diplomat Henry Antheil. |
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The Cross of Liberty and the Monument to the War of Independence in Tallinn - http://www.vm.ee/eng/kat_509/10420.html
History of the Cross of Liberty, who it was bestowed on, and its use in the Memorial to the War of Independence. |
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History of Estonia - WHKMLA - http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/eceurope/xestonia.html
Historical overview broken down by time period. Extensive list of links to reference material about the country. |
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Tartu Peace Treaty (Original) - http://riigi.arhiiv.ee/index.php?lang=est&content=naitused-7-0&parent_btn=menu_11
Original copy of the text of the peace treaty between Estonia and Russia, including a map of the agreed border. |
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23 August: Remembrance day for the victims of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes - http://www.vm.ee/estonia/kat_509/pea_172/7729.html
History of Nazi-Soviet cooperation, especially the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. The resulting occupation of Estonia and population losses. The lasting effects on the Baltics, who are the only countries whose independence was not restored after the second world war. |