Venue: Nordic Hotel Forum Conference Centre, Viru Väljak 3, Tallinn
9-10 June 2011
Conference Languages: English, Estonian
Organizers: The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory (www.mnemosyne.ee) and the Unitas Foundation (www.unitasfoundation.org).
Thursday, 9 June
10:00 Opening
10:30 Panel 1: Policy, Methods and Means for Shaping Communist Identity and Personality, moderator Marcus Meckel
- Silviu Taras (Romania) – Public Rituals in Transformation – Identity Management in the Communist Romania
- Leo Jansons (Latvia) – As They Saw It: the American Propaganda on Ideological Shaping of the Soviet Man
- Eli Pilve (Estonia) – Ideological Brainwashing in the Classrooms in Estonia during the Soviet Period
13:00 Lunch
14:30-16:00 Panel 2: Soviet Historical Propaganda Aimed at Baltic Emigrants, moderator Meelis Maripuu
- Ivo Juurvee and Maarja Talgre (Estonia, Sweden) – Two Points of View on Soviet Propaganda targeting Estonian Diaspora
- Dr. Simo Mikkonen (Finland) – Giving a Lesson in History – Soviet Attempts to Manipulate Estonian Émigré Communities
16:30-18:00 Tour of Tallinn for the conference speakers
19:00 Reception in the Hall of the Estonian Academy of Sciences (Kohtu st. 6, invitations)
Friday, 10 June
10:00 Panel 3: Present day consequences and influences of the shaping of communist identity and personality, moderator Mart Laar
- Dr. Jernej Letnar Černič (Slovenia) – The remains of communist identity in Slovenia
- Klinta Ločmele (Latvia) – (Un)told Memories: Communicating the (Soviet) Past in Latvian Families
- Oleksandr Svyetlov (Ukraine) – Bandera’s Heroisation in the Context of Ukraine’s Soviet Legacies
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Public session: Prof. Norman M. Naimark – Stalin’s Genocides
15:30 Panel 4: Some Legal Aspects in the Historical Treatment of Eastern European Totalitarian Regimes, moderator Nicholas Lane
- Dr. Agata Fijalkowski (UK) – The Role of the Law in Shaping Judicial Identity: the Polish Experience
- Prof. Lauri Mälksoo (Estonia) – Memory Wars and International Law
17:00 Conclusions, Closing
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