Calendar of Events in the Year 1944 Estonia / Zelensky's Trip to Tallinn
We start off the new year by following the calendar that I picked up at The Estonian War Museum which follows important events and dates in the tumultuous year of 1944. We go on to discuss Zelensky's ...
22 Jan 202415min
On the Historical Identity of Estonians and the Politics of Memory in Estonia: With Toomas Hiio
In this episode, I sit down with Toomas Hiio, the Associate Director at The General Laidoner Estonian War Museum. This is the first in-person interview of the Podcast. Toomas Hiio, born on June 1, 196...
8 Jan 20241h 22min
The Life and Times of Rear Admiral Johan Pitka
MacFarlane, John M. (2011) Rear–Admiral Sir Johan Pitka – An Unlikely British Columbian Who Founded the Estonian Navy. Nauticapedia.ca 2012. http://nauticapedia.ca/Gallery/Admiral_Pitka.php
24 Nov 202326min
Vicarious Sovereignty - Becoming European The Estonian Way: With Professor Maria Mälksoo
Vicarious Sovereignty - Becoming European The Estonian Way: With Professor Maria Mälksoo Professor Maria Mälksoo, a leading scholar of international relations, security studies, and memory politics. ...
10 Nov 20231h 5min
Estonian Mnemohistory, or What Do Estonians Remember of Their Past? Interview with Professor Marek Tamm
Interview with Professor Marek Tamm on the subject: What do Estonians remember of their past, i.e. not about Estonian history, but about Estonian mnemohistory? Marek Tamm is the Professor of Cultural...
27 Okt 202340min
Estonia’s Foreign and Security Policy Since Restoration of Independence - Interview with Dr. Kristi Raik
In this episode, we discuss Estonia's foreign and security policy since the restoration of independence. Dr Kristi Raik is the Deputy Director and Head of the Foreign Policy Programme of the Internati...
13 Okt 202357min
Major General Rüdiger von der Goltz
At the end of World War I, the German army was defeated, but not everywhere. In Finland, Major General Rüdiger von der Goltz represented German interests in the Finnish Civil War. When the Finnish Civ...
29 Sep 202317min
How Did Estonia Become An Independent State? Interview with Mart Kuldkepp (part 2/2)
In this episode we meet with Professor Mart Kuldkepp. He is currently an associate professor of Scandinavian history and politics at University College London. He has a PhD in history from the Univers...
14 Sep 202332min
