Best HIIO Podcasts (2024)

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The Forest Brothers in Estonia with General Martin Herem 41:58

8M ago41:58

41:58

In this episode, we are incredibly fortunate to have General Martin Herem, the overall commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, with us. We discuss the Forest Brothers in Estonia after World War II. We are publishing this episode on March 29, 2024, which is the 20th anniversary of Estonia's accession to NATO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2xs06…

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The Russian Factor in Baltic History in the 19th & 20th C with Professor Karsten Brugemann 32:37

9M ago32:37

32:37

The Russian Factor in Baltic History in the 19th & 20th C with Professor Karsten Brugemann Educational Credentials He earned the prestigious Dr. habil. (2013) from the University of Gießen(geesan, Germany (History Department) which is the highest academic degree in Germany He received his Dr. philosophy. (1999) also from the University of Hamburg, …

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The National Committee of the Republic of Estonia & Calendar of Events in February 1944 17:44

9M ago17:44

17:44

In this episode, we discuss the National Committee of the Republic of Estonia and its importance to the Estonian State's claim of the continuance of government during the Soviet occupation. Calendar of Events in February 1944 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdS96R6WuaI Anthem of the Estonian volunteer regiment in the Finnish Army 1943- 1944…

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Calendar of Events in the Year 1944 Estonia / Zelensky's Trip to Tallinn 15:58

10M ago15:58

15:58

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 Trip to Tallinn and Estonia's pledge to support Ukraine with .25% of GDP.

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On the Historical Identity of Estonians and the Politics of Memory in Estonia: With Toomas Hiio 1:22:12

10M ago1:22:12

1:22:12

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, 1965, is a distinguished Estonian historian known for his significant contributions to the study of Estonia's history during crucial periods. He complete…

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The Life and Times of Rear Admiral Johan Pitka 26:43

12M ago26:43

26:43

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

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Vicarious Sovereignty - Becoming European The Estonian Way: With Professor Maria Mälksoo 1:05:13

1y ago1:05:13

1:05:13

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. She is currently working at the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen, where she leads several research projects on the polit…

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Estonian Mnemohistory, or What Do Estonians Remember of Their Past? Interview with Professor Marek Tamm 40:39

1y ago40:39

40:39

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 History at the School of Humanities in Tallinn University. He is a member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences and of the Academia Europaea. Graduated …

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Estonia’s Foreign and Security Policy Since Restoration of Independence - Interview with Dr. Kristi Raik 57:20

1y ago57:20

57:20

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 International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS) as of 1 January 2023. She is also an Adjunct Professor of International Relations at the University of Tur…

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Major General Rüdiger von der Goltz 17:23

1y ago17:23

17:23

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 Civil War concluded, von der Goltz fixed his eyes on Latvia and Estonia. In this short episode between interviews, we learn a little about him and the ev…

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How Did Estonia Become An Independent State? Interview with Mart Kuldkepp (part 2/2) 32:19

1y ago32:19

32:19

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 University of Tartu, where he also obtained his BA and MA degrees in Scandinavian languages and literature. His main research topics are Estonian and Scandin…

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How Did Estonia Become An Independent State? Interview with Mart Kuldkepp (part 1/2) 46:54

1y ago46:54

46:54

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 University of Tartu, where he also obtained his BA and MA degrees in Scandinavian languages and literature. His main research topics are Estonian and Scandin…

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Intro to Season 5: The Pope and the Pendulum 12:49

1y ago12:49

12:49

Intro to Season 5: The Pope and the Pendulum

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Estonia's Accession to the EU & NATO with Professor Andres Kasekamp 35:52

1+ y ago35:52

35:52

A Historical Look at Estonia's Accession to the EU & NATO with Profesor Andres Kasekamp.

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The Life of Lydia Koidula on International Women's Day 18:52

1+ y ago18:52

18:52

In this episode, we celebrate the life of Lydia Koidula for International Women's Day. We have as a guest Tara Godwin, who is an incoming Ph.D. student at The Ohio State University for the Fall of 2023, where she will study Estonian women’s history. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Utah. She won the Marriot Library Thesis…

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The Baltic Germans with Dr. David Feest 48:17

2y ago48:17

48:17

In this episode, Dr. David Feest of Hamburg University and I discuss the history of the Baltic Germans. Dr. Feest talks to us about the place of the Baltic Germans in Estonian history. He tells us about the plight of the Baltic Germans today, and we discuss who should keep the memory of the Baltic Germans alive and why their history is relevant to …

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Introduction to the Baltic German History in Estonia with Doctor David Feest 4:31

2y ago4:31

4:31

Introduction to German Cultural History in Estonia with Doctor David Feest of Hamburg University.

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Estonia in the Era of Stalin Part #2 51:04

2y ago51:04

51:04

In this episode, we are lucky to have Olaf Mertelsmann who is Professor of Eastern European History at the Institute of History and Archeology, University of Tartu. He holds a doctorate in History from the University of Hamburg (2000). He has taught in Estonia, Germany, and Russia. His main interests are the social and economic history of Eastern E…

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Estonia in the Era of Stalin Part #1 57:10

2y ago57:10

57:10

In this episode, we are lucky to have Olaf Mertelsmann who is Professor of Eastern European History at the Institute of History and Archeology, University of Tartu. He holds a doctorate in History from the University of Hamburg (2000). He has taught in Estonia, Germany, and Russia. His main interests are the social and economic history of Eastern E…

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The Radical Right in Interwar Estonia 40:47

2y ago40:47

40:47

We meet with Professor Andres Kasekamp of the University of Toronto to discuss his book, The Radical Right In Interwar Estonia. Palgrave 2000

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Introduction to Season 4 18:40

2y ago18:40

18:40

We talk about the war in Ukraine and how it will its outcome is likely to have an influence on Estonia. We talk about the passing of Jüri Arrak the great Estonian artist. A new future format is introduced in which esteemed guests will appear on the podcast.

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Episode : 51 The Estonian Republic in the years 1991-1997 22:30

2+ y ago22:30

22:30

In this episode, we look at how Estonia developed itself into a market economy. We also learn how Estonia began to integrate itself into Europe and a discussion was started about the eventual acceptance of Estonia into NATO.

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Episode 50 : Restoration of the Independent Estonian Republic 30:02

3y ago30:02

30:02

Perestroika has arrived and the Soviet Union gets more than what they expected with the new reforms.

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Lennart Meri Speech Hamburg, Germany February 25, 1994, Matthiae-Supper of Hansa Cities 15:27

3y ago15:27

15:27

Lennart Meri Speech Hamburg, Germany February 25, 1994, Matthiae-Supper of Hansa Cities

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Episode 49 : Basic Features of Cultural Life in the Estonian SSR 22:46

3y ago22:46

22:46

In this episode, we learn what modernity did for Estonia, which was to allow it to get a small glimpse of the outside world with Finnish television broadcasts being picked up in Northern Estonia and also Radio broadcasts that came in from the west. We also learned about the Letter of 40 that spelled out clearly the years of Russification that Eston…

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Episode 48 : The Estonian SSR in the New Era of Russification 26:00

3y ago26:00

26:00

In this episode, we learn more about student protest groups, who were really the lifeblood for retaining Estonian dignity and culture. We mostly cover the third wave of Russification which put Estonians as a minority in the cities.

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Episode 47 : The Estonian SSR as an Exemplary Union Republic 29:53

3y ago29:53

29:53

In this episode, we take a look at the political leadership of the Estonian SSR during the 1950s-1970s. We learn about the Komsomol student groups and how they made their impact felt in Estonia. We also learned a little about how the suppression of the Prague Spring put a stop to liberalization in Estonia.…

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Episode 46 : Enforced Industrialization and Collectivization 21:59

3y ago21:59

21:59

In this episode we see how Estonian industry and agriculture was collectivized under the Soviet Union.

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Episode 45 : Post War Soviet Estonia 22:05

3y ago22:05

22:05

The war is over and the Soviet Union took power in Estonia. Many politicians are shuffled around as Moscow is intent on keeping Estonia Politically Correct. In Marxism, bourgeois nationalism is the practice by the ruling classes of deliberately dividing people by nationality, race, ethnicity, or religion, so as to distract them from engaging in cla…

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Episode 44 : Theater of War 2/2 25:37

3y ago25:37

25:37

In this episode the Soviet Union is able to regroup and push back against the invading Germans and eventual retake Estonia. In this episode, we see how and when this is accomplished.

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Episode 43 : Theater of War 1/2 20:32

3y ago20:32

20:32

In this episode we cover the invasion of Estonia by the German Army. We briefly look at the local uprising against Soviet rule and the fight for Tartu before learning what German rule meant for every day Estonians.

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Generalplan Ost in Action 16:05

3y ago16:05

16:05

In this episode we take a brief detour from Estonia and cover what Operation Barbarrosa meant to the Jews and Romani of Latvia and Lithuania.

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Episode 42: The First Soviet Year 19:12

3y ago19:12

19:12

In this episode we learn what happened after the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and how the Soviet Union brought Estonia into the Union through deception and force of arms.

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Episode 41 The Treaty on Bases 18:57

3y ago18:57

18:57

In last episode we covered the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact. In this episode we find out what the implications were of the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact and the terrible choices the Estonian government were offered. Option 1: was to agree to the Treaty on Bases, Option 2: face an overwhelming invasion from the Soviet Union. No choice at all really.…

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Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact 20:51

3y ago20:51

20:51

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact is known as one of the most well known and impactful treaties to be signed in modern times. It kicked off the beginning of World War 2 and millions in Europe have had to suffer its consequences ever since.

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Episode : 40 Cultural Life from 1920-40 29:53

3+ y ago29:53

29:53

In this episode we learn about Estonian Culture during the inter-war period. This is largely seen as the golden age of Estonian culture. Schools were reformed and Estonians were now both the professors and students at university and that is new development that came in this period.

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Episode 39 : Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period 17:44

3+ y ago17:44

17:44

In this episode we cover the Estonian Foreign Policy after its Independence. Estonia Joins the League of Nations but no countries were willing to stand up for smaller nations if it would have possibly meant war with Germany or the Soviet Union. We also learn about an attempt to have the Baltic Countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland join…

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Episode 38: The Period of Silence 18:01

3+ y ago18:01

18:01

In this episode we cover the pre war era in Estonia. A national emergency is declared and the President of Estonia becomes head of government through a coupe d'etat and rules through decrees, while the parliament only works on topics of secondary importance. Estonia is reported to have followed the model of government created in Fascist Italy.…

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Episode 37 : The Years of Depression 16:42

3+ y ago16:42

16:42

In this episode we look as the period between the World Wars. Estonia found it way through the Great Depression through devaluation of the Eesti Kroon by Jaan Tonisson. Also Estonia scraps their constitution and the office of President is established.

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Episode 36: Development of Domestic Policy 1920's 18:09

4y ago18:09

18:09

In this episode we learn about Estonia's early political parties in the 1920's. Estonia develops its first constitution and the communists try unsuccessfully to overthrow the new Estonian government and the Estonian Defense League is resurrected.

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Episode 35: The Economy of the 1920's 18:01

4y ago18:01

18:01

In this episode we learn how the banking system was set up in Estonia in the 1920's to offer loans. It gave way too many loans and many defaulted on their debt leaving the state in a financial bind. Eventually, with the help of western countries the debts were restructured and the Eesti Kroon is finally introduced.…

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The Legend of Vana Toomas (Old Thomas) part 2 of 2 23:42

4y ago23:42

23:42

In this episode we wrap up the Legend of Vana Toomas or (Old Thomas). Please share it with others that will walk the cobble stoned square one day.

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The Legend of Vana Toomas (Old Thomas) part 1 of 2 26:56

4y ago26:56

26:56

The legend of Vana Toomas (old Thomas). In this episode we are going to cover something that almost everyone that has stood in Tallinn’s town hall square is probably familiar with. The weather vein of vana toomas, has sat on town hall square since the year 1530. It is a symbol of Tallinn as well as one of its legendary defenders. In 1944, Old Thoma…

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Episode 34: The War of Independence 30:00

4y ago30:00

30:00

Many different factions were vying for power in Estonia at the end of WW1. Luckily for Estonia, the time was right for Estonia to finally proclaim and be recognized as the sovereign country of Estonia.

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Episode 33: Independence 29:48

4y ago29:48

29:48

In this episode Estonia takes advantage of the destruction that the First World War has caused to proclaim it independence.

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Episode 32 : Cultural Development at the End of the 19'th and Beginning of the 20'th Centuries 15:41

4y ago15:41

15:41

In this period of Estonia's development Estonians become increasingly more educated than their peers within the Empire and Estonians work at making a unique culture based on their own language and history.

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Episode 31 : The First World War 15:44

4y ago15:44

15:44

In this episode we follow Estonia's path into the First World War, which set the preconditions for eventual statehood.

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Episode 30: The Revolution of 1905 27:40

4y ago27:40

27:40

In this episode, we learn how the first political parties formed in Estonia and how these parties tried to influence Russia's rule of Estonia during the Revolution of 1905.

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Episode 29: The Period of Russification/Economic Development from 1870 to 1914 30:00

4y ago30:00

30:00

In this episode we cover the period of Russification. This is a period in which the Russian language was forced upon the Estonian people through education and government. We also go on to learn how the Russian railway system brought positive results to Estonia's economy.

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Episode 28: The National Awakening 23:23

4y ago23:23

23:23

In this episode we cover the National Awakening. The National Awakening is a period of time after serfdom, in which Estonians were allowed to better themselves through education and hard work. With this a realization of pride for Estonian culture arose. Many began to question the dominance of the Baltic German overlords and pressed their own fundam…

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