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Arvi Vainomäe and Maila Taimre from Melbourne talk about the awareness work among the members of the Parliament in Australia at the end of 1980s and early 1990s. This information cast light to the alarming events taking place in January 1991 in the Baltic States and raised awareness among the members of Australian government. When the referendum for restoring independence in the Republic of Estonia was held in March then the Senate of Australia accepted the resolution according to which they required the right for the Baltic States to be recognized as independent states by the Soviet Union. In August, ...

Director: Lembit Blauhut

Keywords: historical events | expariate Estonians in Australia | restoraton of independence in the Baltic states | recognition of the independence of the Baltic States | unity of the Baltic states | interviewing | love for homeland | domestic atmosphere | collaboration | collaboration with authorities | View all »