“In particular, I invite people who still remember the Soviet era to write their memories down so that we can understand how things operated back then. This is also important for young people who do not remember these bygone days themselves, so that they may understand what happened to our country and our people in occupied Estonia before our independence was restored,” the Head of State emphasised. “Books of memories must be read to get a sense of history.”
President Ilves described the formation of history committees between different countries as ‘fruitless’, as archives are kept closed to historians in one of them and politicians reach a consensus on how the past should be interpreted.
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