Hundreds of memorial stones not protectedThe register of monuments under heritage protection includes 217 mass graves and two war-themed artistic monuments from the Soviet period, while it does not mention a single memorial stone or other type of Soviet-era monument plenty of which were installed all over Estonia.Local News
Center Party to pay ex-leader salary without withholding money paid to TallinnEstonia's Center Party has decided to pay a salary to its former chairman Edgar Savisaar but will not withhold any sums to compensate for the 117,000 euros of forbidden donation the party paid for Savisaar to the City of Tallinn on the orders of the Supervisory Committee on Party Financing (ERJK).Local News
Mergers producing new namesArguments over future names of merged parishes can lead to collapsed negotiations as happened recently in Ida-Viru County after Lüganuse parish refused to change its 13th century name and adopt that of Kiviõli, the history of which spans just 70 years.Local News
Estonian Maritime Museum brings world-famous Vikings exhibition to Seaplane HarborThe Estonian Maritime Museum will on Saturday open at its flagship venue the Seaplane Harbor a Vikings-themed exhibition of the Swedish History Museum titled «Vikings: Life Beyond the Legend», which brings to visitors a rich display of the Vikings' treasures and artefacts and sheds light on their culture and day-to-day life which until now have been overshadowed by legend.Culture
Editorial: 75 years since the initial deportationsIn the Russian language sphere people sometimes say they wish the others would «get Stalin.» Always, it is for the others, for who would want to have his live valued as nothing.Opinion
Russian history professor: we've lost the taste for truthMythologising history, loss of objective view, hindering learing lessons from history, is a problem with all of former Soviet bloc nations says Russian historian Andrei Zubov (64), known for his stand against Kremlin propaganda.Estonian news
Editorial: compensation for Soviet damages again tabledTalking about damages caused for the occupation, thought go towards human lives being destroyed even as we write this, in Ukraine, due to activities by Kremlin. To mainly Russian-speaking people, vast material damage has been caused and the environment devastated. Regrettably, the powers that be at Kremlin have failed to learn the lessons of history that slaughter of people and destruction of assets comes with a price - potentially to be paid by them and their nation.Opinion
Voronezh, Russia basks in Richter collection gloryProbing the insides of 3,000 years old sarcophagus holding Nesipaherentahat, a personal architect and scribe to the Egyptian pharaoh Ramos, Russian historians stumbled upon proof that the art treasure has actually resided in Estonia – out popped a Tartu circus poster dating 108 years back!Culture
Medical scientist proves hypothesis set by Lennart Meri Location of mythical Thule convincingly linked with Saaremaa, EstoniaNot limited to liking what Lennart Meri wrote and published four decades back, medical scientist Raul Talvik believed it.Culture
Editorial: remembering the victims of communism and NazismWhile seemingly so during the brighter moments in human history, we are not on a path towards ever increasing civilization, away from atrocities, crimes and trampling on people's rights. Alas, the year at hand is no guarantee of avoiding the ugliness we eagerly label as «not for 21st century» even when happening before our very eyes.Opinion
«Hopefully, we'll become properly Nordic»35 years back, it felt quite a feat for Andres Tarand to join in signing the Letter of 40 - as it afterwards became to be known. As it soon turned out, however, the prosecutor's office had nothing much to take hold of. Even now, Mr Tarand advises for people to be bold, while admitting a change will take a generation or two.Opinion
Medieval cog parked beneath building in TallinnTill the beginning of August, all those interested are welcome to come glance at ship wrecks unearthed while building apartment houses in Tivoli Quarters, Tallinn.Local News
Editorial: the pain and pleasure of predictingThroughout the ages, predicting the future by the past and present has been a riveting pastime. Oh the oracles, the crystal balls, the soothsayers and the like. For the fans of stuff more sophisticated, try delving into the «Foundation» series by Isaac Asimov where genius-mathematician Hari Seldon invents a discipline for precision knowledge of the future – psychohistory. By the which he predicts the collapse of the Galactic Empire.Opinion
Editorial: a war for independence of all peoples in EstoniaToday is 96 days sharp from the start of Estonian War of Independence. The victory, for Estonia, is impossible to overestimate. War is enforcing a will – while assessing the meaning of wars, we must ask what was the essence of the will which prevailed.Local News
Abdul Turay: the ties of blood, kinship and history are most important to keep the unionIt is the ties of blood, kinship and history that are most important reasons to keep the union, thinks former British journalist, now a Tallinn City Council member Abdul Turay in today’s online debate.Opinion
Visit draws much attentionUS President Barack Obama’s Wednesday visit to Tallinn was covered by numerous international printed and online media. Underneath, find a selection of excerpts.Local News
Editorial: Estonia – example of staying freeDefending Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius is just as important as defending Berlin, Paris and London – a highlight from the US President Barack Obama’s speech in Tallinn, yesterday. Naturally, we need this assurance of unshakeable dedication. We need it declared to ourselves, to some lazy-like allies, and most of all to the potential aggressor.Opinion
The United States and Estonia - NATO Allies and Global PartnersPresident Obama met with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Estonian Prime Minister Tavi Roivas in Tallinn, Estonia on September 3. The visit reinforced the close ties between the United States and Estonia, which are rooted in our shared values, ideals, and interests.Local News
Mart Laar: we really ought to have resisted Russia, back in 1939...The aim of history might rather be to understand, not to condemn. As to decisions taken in 1939, the again-independent Estonia has – by her behaviour and practice – awarded an assessment. Even so, in order to understand history, we still need the answers to a whole host of questions regarding the options in these days of long ago, writes Mart Laar, historian and former Prime Minister of Estonia (IRL).Opinion
National Archives searching for forgotten souls1914–1918. With about 100,000 mobilised into WW1 from Estonian and Livonian National Archives searching for forgotten souls.Local News
Burial place of Päts in Russia gets memorial stoneThis autumn, the stone placed at initiative of local Burashevo authorities will solemnly be decorated with a memorial tablet for Estonia’s first President.Local News
What a joy to find... anything!Since end of June, archaeological excavations are on in Märjamaa Commune, Rapla County – at a burial area. By now, some 700 items have been unearthed.Local News
Editorial: opinion of Western public pivoting against PutinThe consequences of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy are largely up to public opinion in the West. In other words: how the event reaches the man in the street, the one – on a democracy – taking the once-in-a-while walk to the ballot box at election time. Over these past few days, we are detecting changes here, as reflected by editorials of newspapers, news, and social media.Opinion
Editorial: no house without mourning1941 and 1949 mass deportations by Soviet powers are genocide.Opinion
Editorial: Sudetenland, take twoTwo quarters of a century ago, an irreversible step was taken towards World War II, as a little piece of Czechoslovakia was offered to an aggressive Nazi Germany – the Sudetenland. Even though after Wold War I the region had remained a part of the newcomer-state Czechoslovakia, mostly German-speaking people dwelt there. For Hitler, that was enough; and, under the pretext of «defending the interests of the Germans», he claimed the parcel of land. In Paris and London, politicians were in power who, with concessions in everything and everywhere, were trying to avoid the fast-approaching war with Germany – not realising that these were the very steps that pushed Europe into a huge war.Opinion
Ants Laaneots: Two Histories of World War IIRetired General Ants Laaneots writes that World War II was the most tragic event of the last century and the investigation of its causes and consequences has been extensive, but political conjecture has always left its mark on it.Opinion
Editorial: history and the truthAttitudes toward historical truth draw line between free society and totalitarianismOpinion
Historians Debate over 13th Century Freedom FightersThe intellectual debate of the year so far has revolved around whether the 13th century fight against crusaders was in fact a fight for freedom by a single nation, as it was seen for much of the 20th century, ERR News reported.Culture
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