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Coup Attempt in Moscow in August 1991 (CBS News)

Title in Estonian: CBC News: olukord pärast Moskva riigipöördekatset 1991

1991 | Other categories, Film footage | Director:

Overview by Canadian TV programme CBC News about the political situation after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt. At the press conference of the Canadian Baltic Federation the government's support is being asked for recognizing the independence of the Baltic States.

Video recording about the CBC News programme. After the failure of the coup attempt in Moscow in August 1991, there are still alarming mood in the Baltic communities in Canada. Expatriate Latvians in Toronto have gathered to the church service at St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church in order to express support towards the state independence of Latvia. Viesturs Zarins and Valdis Liepins, representatives of Latvian community, are holding speeches. Press conference of the Canadian Baltic Federation is held in Toronto where the Canadian government is asked for diplomatic recognition of the Baltic States that have regained their independence. Laas Leivat, ...
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Demonstration in Toronto to support Macedonia

Title in Estonian: Meeleavaldus Torontos Makedoonia toetuseks

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

The film depicts a demonstration by Macedonian community in Queens Park, Toronto, in order to recognize the state's independence.

The film depicts street views in front of the Hotel Filmores, the demonstration, flaring Macedonian flags; folk music is playing and the crowd is dancing. The interviews held with Macedonians are about the nationality and the history of Macedonia, also about the yearning for peaceful independence for the country that is also supported in Canada. Also the representatives of other countries of former Yugoslavian Federation participating in the demonstration express their support. The crowd applauds the speeches. There is also an Estonian poster among the other ones supporting Macedonian independence.
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Endel Lippmaa interview on CBC News

Title in Estonian: Endel Lippmaa intervjuu Toronto telekanalile

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Endel Lippmaa gives CBC TV channel an interview about the political events that took place in Vilnius, Lithuania in January 1991.

Endel Lippmaa gives Toronto CBC TV channel's new programme an interview from Washington. Lippmaa comments on the events that took place in Vilnius 1991 when fourteen people died when defending Vilnius TV Tower and Lithuanian TV and Radio House attacked by the Soviet forces. More than a thousand people got injuries during the attack. Lippmaa assumes that Estonia and Latvia are also not protected from similar attacks by the Soviet army. He thanks Canadian press for their attention and believes that world-wide press has a great responsibility for reflecting international events.
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Estonia After Regaining Independence in August 1991

Title in Estonia: Dokumentaalsaade elust Eestis pärast taasiseisvumist 1991

1991 | Other categories, Film footage | Director:

Video recorded for the documentary programme of CBC (Canadian TV channel) introduces life in Estonia after its restoration of independence in August 1991. The film shows Marju Lauristin, Lennart Meri, Raivo Vare, Edgar Savisaar and others.

Life in Estonia after its restoration of independence on August 20, 1991. Marju Lauristin's speech in front of Hermann fortress in Narva on the anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact on August 23, 1991. Foreign Minister Lennar Meri's press conference in Tallinn. Political situation in Estonia is still tense; intervention by the Soviet army is still possible. Concrete barriers are placed on the road leading to the building of parliament of Estonia in Toompea hill, Tallinn. Meeting of the anniversary of Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact held in Hirvepark, Tallinn - speech held by Mart Niklus. The crowd gathered in the meeting is demanding ...
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Estonian Ambassador at UN Ernst Jaaksonʹs speech on 46th Session of the UN General Assembly

Title in Estonian: Ernst Jaaksoni kõne ÜRO Peaassamblee 46. istungjärgul

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Ernst Jaakson, permanent representative of Estonia in UN and the extraordinary and fully authorized representative of the Republic of Estonia in USA, holds a speech at the 46th session of the UN General Assembly on October 10, 1991.

Estonia became a member of UN at the beginning of 46th session on September 17, 1991. Ernst Jaakson becomes the first permanent representative of Estonia at UN. According to the UN procedures, Ernst Jaakson gives an overview about the political situation and problematic issues in Estonia in the meeting on October 10th. In his declaration, Jaakson says that Estonian nation has finally fulfilled its long-term dream and restored its national independence that has been acknowledged by lots of states. Estonia highly values to be admitted to UN as a member country and is ready to fill its international responsibilities. Estonia ...
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Estonian Contemporary Art Siim-Tanel Annus

Title in Estnian: Eesti nüüdiskunst: Siim-Tanel Annus

1991 | Other categories, Experimental | Director: Jaanus Nõgisto

Performance by Siim-Tanel Annus that forwards its message through text, images and music.

Siim-Tanel Annus was one of the main performance artists in Estonia in 1980-1993. In the film, the artist says that his attempt is to express something that cannot be forwarded through words or paper. The film full of images and associations aims at touching the borders between life and death. Keywords of this kind of creative activity are: blindfolded human being, burden, fire and rituals related to fire. The refined geometrical abstract figures in the early printed works by SIim-Tanel Annus express the endeavour to exit the daily routine towards the sky and the light. "Nine Mantras", a musical piece ...
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Estonian Foreign Minister Lennart Meriʹs interview on TV on 19.08.1991

Title in Estonian: Lennart Meri intervjuu Toronto telekanalile

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

During the August Coup in Estonia in 1991 Lennart Meri gives an interview to the TV News Channel CBC Toronto.

In the evening of the first day of the August Coop (August 19, 1991) Lennart Meri, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, gives an interview broadcasted from Helsinki to the Toronto CBC news channel. Meri reads out the inquiry by the government of the Republic of Estonia - the request to the peoples and governments in the world to support Boris Yeltsin in the political situation of that time. Reporter Terence McKenna asks Lennart Meri whether he is worrying about his family in Estonia at the moment - and Meri's answer to the question is that besides worrying about his family ...
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Estonians preparing to leave to the Toronto airport

Title in Estonian: Eestlased lahkuvad Toronto lennujaama

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Estonian choir says goodbye to Canadian Estonians in Toronto.

Estonian choir says goodbye to Canadian Estonians in front of Tartu College in Toronto after which they take a bus to Toronto airport. The film shows Vello Soots.
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Flags at Estonian House

Original title: Lipuehtes Toronto Eesti Maja

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Flags at Toronto Estonian House; the Republic of Estonia has regained its independence.

There are two Estonian blue-black-white national flags and a Canadian national flag with the red maple leaf waving in front of the Toronto Estonian House. The flags can be admired from several angles. The traffic flow and street noise in front of the building. The signboard "Estonian House / Eesti Maja" on the wall of the building. There is a store in Estonian House. Since Estonia regained its independence on August 20, 1991 there is the front page of newspaper "Vaba Eestlane" ("Free Estonian") on the wall of the store, declaring that the Republic of Estonia is again independent country, ...
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Food aid to Latvia

Title in Estonian: Toiduabi Läti elanikele

1991 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Expatriate Latvians in Canada load the food aid packages to the shipping containers in order to send the aid to the Republic of Latvia that has recently regained its independence.

Expatriate Latvian men in Canada are busy loading humanitarian aid packages into the shipping containers in Toronto in order to send these to homeland. Organizer of the humanitarian aid for Latvians gives an interview where he comments that everything has succeeded. In three weeks, thousands of packages of humanitarian aid, including food, clothes etc., were collected that are now being sent to the relatives and acquaintances in Latvia.
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