About the crimes committed by the totalitarian regimes in Estonia Cover Image

About the crimes committed by the totalitarian regimes in Estonia
About the crimes committed by the totalitarian regimes in Estonia

Author(s): Toomas Hiio
Subject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Criminology, History of Communism, Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů
Summary/Abstract: The independence of the Republic of Estonia was proclaimed exactly today 92 years ago. Today is Independence Day in Estonia. Estonia lost its independence in 1940 according to the secret protocol of the non-aggression agreement between the Communist Soviet Union and Nazi Germany and did not regain it after the end of the WWII. Th e occupation and annexation of the Baltic States was never recognised by the United States of America and other Western countries. Estonian diplomatic representations were active in the United States and the United Kingdom for the duration of the Cold War. Estonian passports issued by these representations were accepted as valid travel documents in many Western countries.

  • Page Range: 93-99
  • Page Count: 7
  • Publication Year: 2011
  • Language: English