Eduard Oganjan, who served on Soviet nuclear submarines as a junior officer, said the vessels he was on roamed free in the Baltic Sea and that Russian subs do now as well, with only Sweden having the capabilities to monitor them.

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Published: October 28 2014

On ETV's “Foorum” program, politicians from the four major political parties weighed in on the security situation in Estonian schools, saying that although schools are prepared for events such as the one on October 27, more prevention work must be done. On October 27, a 15-year-old pupil shot dead his teacher in Viljandi, the first such case in Estonia.

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Published: November 04 2014

Estonian Ambassador Mr. Erik Marmei (on the left) is giving his opening remarks.    Photos by Siim Sööt

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Published: October 21 2014

Minister of Interior Hanno Pevkur visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 16,  and handed over a Plaque of Recognition from the Estonian Government for their support on establishing the Amputation Rehabilitation Center at the East-Tallinn Central Hospital in Estonia. Minister of Interior Hanno Pevkur’s meetings in Washington were mostly focused on cooperation in the fields of border security and fighting crime and terrorism. On October 14, Mr Pevkur held a reception at the Embassy with guests from Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation among others. Photo and text by Estonian Embassy in Washington

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Published: October 28 2014

The first meeting of the XXI Estonian American National Council was historic.  Its newly elected members decided to adopt English as the primary language for its discussions.  The decision was not easily come by, but once reached permitted the two-day session to flow smoothly.  

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Published: October 21 2014

The newly elected EANC executive committee posed for a photo-op. On the photo are (from the left): Matti Priima, Maia Linask, Mirjam Krull, Mai-Liis Barthing, Marju Rink-Abel (council president), Eric Suuberg, Arne Kalm, Kristi Allpere, Andres Simonson. Not present at the meeting (but also elected) were Tiina Urv and Alvar Soosaar.  Photo: Arved Plaks

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Published: October 13 2014

PRESS RELEASE
October 3, 2014

At the first annual meeting of the 30 newly-elected members of the XXI Estonian American National Council, one of the main orders of business was to elect a new Board of Directors for a four-year term. The results of the election at the meeting, held September 27-28 in Stamford, Connecticut, are:

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Published: October 13 2014

A couple of years ago I had the privilege of drawing a family-tree diagram for an Estonian friend. I became interested in her family history and of her coming to the U.S. as a teenager in the 1940s, by herself. She told me about what her family had endured during the Russian occupation of Estonia.

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Published: October 13 2014