The Lithuanian Presidency of the EU Council held a ceremony on the occasion of 23 August, the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes, in the presence of Ministers of Justice of the EU in Vilnius. On…
Platform condemns Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes being taken over by former Communists
Göteborg / Prague, 15 August 2013. On behalf of the Platform, President Göran Lindblad sent an open letter to the Council of the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes in Prague. “It is unacceptable to appoint former Communists to…
Die Vergangenheit hält Gericht – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 7 August 2013
(“The past stages a trial“) How do the East-European states handle the crimes of the Communist dictatorship? In the court cases against Czech border soldiers, the past lives on. This important article describes several brutal crimes / murders committed by…
Auf dunkle Weise mit sich selbst im Reinen – Die Welt, 22 June 2013
(“In a murky way, at peace with one`s conscience“) The farther in the past the crimes lie, the more stubborn the perpetrators` silence. A conference on the elucidation of political crimes The article summarises the main ideas spoken at an…
Pour ne pas oublier. Mémoire du totalitarisme en Europe
RÉCITS BIOGRAPHIQUES À L`USAGE DES LYCÉENS D`EUROPE édité par Gillian Purves Une collection illustrée de 30 remarquables histoires de vie des personnes victimes du totalitarisme provenant de 16 pays d`Europe, contenant des photographies et des reproductions de documents. Contributions de…
Damit wir nicht vergessen. Erinnerung an den Totalitarismus in Europa
EIN LESEBUCH FÜR SCHÜLER HÖHERER KLASSEN ÜBERALL IN EUROPA editiert von Gillian Purves Eine illustrierte Sammlung von 30 bemerkenswerten Lebensgeschichten aus 16 Ländern Europas von Menschen, welche vom Totalitarismus betroffen wurden, begleitet von Fotografien und Reproduktionen von Dokumenten. Beiträge von…
Lest We Forget. Memory of Totalitarianism in Europe
A READER FOR OLDER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ANYWHERE IN EUROPE edited by Gillian Purves Order your free copies now. Only postage costs apply. An illustrated collection of 30 remarkable life stories of people affected by totalitarianism from 16 European countries,…
Catalogue of the international travelling exhibition “Totalitarianism in Europe”
Order your free copies of the catalogue of the international travelling exhibition now. Only postage costs apply. The travelling exhibition presents a first-ever overview of the available statistics on civilian victims of the gravest crimes committed by the 20th century…
Abychom nezapomněli. Výpověď o totalitě v Evropě
ČÍTANKA PRO STARŠÍ STŘEDOŠKOLÁKY KDEKOLIV V EVROPĚ editorka Gillian Purves Ilustrovaná sbírka 30 pozoruhodných životních příběhů lidí postižených totalitou ze 16 evropských zemí, obsahující fotografie a faksimile dokumentů. Příspěvky 23 veřejnoprávních a nevládních institucí, organizací, muzeí a památníků zabývajících se…