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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...

The initial resting place of President Konstantin Päts in Burashevo, near Tver, Russia, was marked with a plaque this month, bringing the head of state's burial site in line with requirements. The memorial plaque was made in Estonia and funded by donations. The installation of the plaque was organized by...

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that it has uncovered a financial scam by which more than 1 billion rubles (19.1 million euros) was illegally transferred to banks in Estonia and Latvia. Russian anti-corruption officials revealed a scheme to withdraw funds in foreign currency abroad. They suspect a number...

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. Organjan served on a diesel-powered Golf-class submarine, around 100...

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Estonian Ambassador Mr. Erik Marmei (on the left) is giving his opening remarks.    Photos by Siim Sööt   After nearly two years of planning the 70th anniversary exhibit of displaced persons “No Home To Go To” has hit the road.  On Monday October 6th the exhibit opened at the Lithuanian...

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.   After the formalities of opening...

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...

PRESS RELEASEOctober 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...

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...