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Kultuurigenotsiid eestis: Kirjanikud (1940-1953)
Cultural Genocide In Estonia: Writers, 1940-1953

Author(s): Toomas Karjahärm
Subject(s): History
Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus
Keywords: Cultural Genocide ; Estonia ; Writers ; 1940-1953 ; Estonia; Estonian History;

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the crimes committed by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in Estonia (see Conclusions of the Estonian International Commission for the Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity. . http://www.historycommission.ee/) from the occupation and annexation of the Baltic States in 1940 until the death of Stalin in 1953, putting under closer scrutiny the fate of one of the most influential groups among Estonian creative intellectuals . men of letters . in the Stalinist era. We want to showcase the process of Sovietisation.Stalinisation.Russification of cultural life in Estonia, alongside with the methods that the occupation authorities applied to the goal of repressing the creators and ultimately destroying the Estonian culture.

  • Issue Year: 2006
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 142-177
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Estonian