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Mass Deportations From Soviet Estonia

Mass Deportations From Soviet Estonia

FromWitness History


Mass Deportations From Soviet Estonia

FromWitness History

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 1949, Soviet authorities deported tens of thousands of Estonians to Siberia. They included rich peasants and "nationalists" and their families, as well as other social groups who were viewed as a threat to communist rule. Rita Metsis was one of the child deportees. She shares her story with Dina Newman. Photo: Rita (r) and her twin sister Tiia (l) with their parents in 1940. Courtesy of the family.
Released:
Mar 22, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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History as told by the people who were there.