Karl Marx is often quoted as saying that history repeats itself; the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. Sometimes events are not all that clear, however. Consider Estonia. Last week, three ...

On Tuesday Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip will visit Yad Vashem. His itinerary includes a tour of the Holocaust History Museum, a memorial ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance and a visit to the ...

‘Romantic and Progressive: Stalinist Impressionism in Painting of the Baltic States in the 1940s–1950s,’ installation view (photo courtesy of Kumu Art Museum of Estonia) TALLINN, Estonia — The history ...

Dear Mr. President, Your Excellency Barack Obama: In your speech in Estonia on Wednesday, you said, and I quote: “After all, the only reason we’re here today in a free and democratic Estonia is ...

Kadriorg Palace, Alatskivi Castle, Palmse Manor, Vihula Manor. Christine traces the history of Estonian homes made for Baltic Germans, Scandinavians and Russians. She visits Kadriorg Palace, built by ...

Studying controversial topics can help schoolchildren separate facts from propaganda, two education experts said. It is partly for this reason that history lessons in schools do not gloss over ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Multiperspectival history teaching helps young people distinguish between family memory, propaganda and evidence-based history, providing a stronger foundation for Estonian civic identity, Kersti ...