Presidential Declaration Fulfills Calls by Leading Human Rights Organization to Recognize 100 Million Victims on Centennial of Bolshevik Revolution.

November 7, Washington, D.C. – Recognizing the Trump administration’s historic statement released hours ago and declaring November 7 “National Day for the Victims of Communism,” Marion Smith, Executive Director of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC), issued the following statement:

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Published: December 05 2017

Helga Merits is a documentary filmmaker with Estonian roots living in Holland. After working as a journalist, Helga Merits began making historical documentaries on the topic of Baltic refugees after the Second World War.

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Published: December 05 2017

For the first time since 2011, one of the 2024 European Capitals of Culture will once again be located in Estonia, and the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Estonian Cities on November 29, announced a competition to determine which town or city will claim the title.

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Published: December 05 2017

Estonia’s Consul General from New York will be in Los Angeles January 18 and 19 to perform consular duties. Estonian citizens will be able to apply for a passport or IDCard, renew their passport or ID-Card, and receive previously ordered documents or conduct other consular business.

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Published: November 25 2017

Narva-Ivangorod bridge – Russia on the left and Estonia on the right. Photo: Kärt  Ulman/VES

IVANGOROD, Russia — Little divides the Russian town of Ivangorod and its Estonian twin, Narva, but a fairly narrow river. That, and a vast cultural chasm, writes The New York Times on November 10, 2017.

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Published: November 25 2017

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Six prominent politicians and activists were honored on November 17, in London, at the Magnitsky Awards which were held on the eighth anniversary of  the Murder of Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, who exposed a US$230 million fraud perpetrated by corrupt Russian officials and organized criminals.

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Published: November 25 2017

Baltic Heritage Network Conference “New Beginnings of Baltic Diaspora” 26.-29.06.2018 Tartu, Estonia

The Republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are celebrating their 100th  birthdays in 2018. For this occasion the Baltic countries, as well as Baltic  diaspora communities, are looking back in time and summing up the experience of a century. Such important anniversaries give us the opportunity to draw conclusions from what has occurred, but also to look at what has yet to come and set goals for the future.

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Published: November 25 2017

What’s Happening on March 31, 2018?

Estonians and friends of Estonians are coming together in NYC on Saturday, March 31, 2018 to celebrate the centennial of Estonian independence in grand style. EV100 Gala NYC will take place in the elegant Grand Ballroom of the Essex House, located on Central Park South; a fitting site for this noteworthy event.

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Published: November 22 2017