Hey Siriski, what's a Gulag?
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During the German occupation, from 1941-1944, a network of “#deathcamps” operated in #Estonia. The #Klooga concentration camp was a typical example of these terrible places.
https://www.facebook.com/1551599625110211/posts/2411582352445263/ …
#Holocaust #liberationofEstoniapic.twitter.com/6zYziH6kkj
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During Soviet occupation of Poland, during 1940-41, a network of “
#forcedlabourcamps” operated throughout#SovietUnion including#Siberia and#KhabarovskKrai. The#GulagNetwork saw 4 mass waves of Poles, totalling over 1.2 million souls. Almost half died by the end of 1941. -
On 31 August 1994, the armed forces of Russia withdrew from Estonia. This was the true
#liberationofEstonia
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Pre war Estonia was one of the most supportive states for Jewish culture in Europe. Jewish community enjoyed the cultural autonomy. They had their schools and societies and other organisations.
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In 1934 Chair of Jewish Studies was established at Tartu University. Lazar Gulkowitsch, a former professor at Leipzig University was appointed the first Professor. After the Soviet Union invaded Estonia in 1940, Gulkowitsch's chair was abolished and he himself dismissed.
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Meanwhile here is a memorial in Estonia to those who lost their lives under Soviet occupation in 1940-1941 and again post 1945
https://estonianworld.com/life/memorial-to-the-victims-of-communism-opens-in-estonia/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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