Latvian political scientist and researcher Edvins Snore (Edvīns Šnore), director of the documentary film,
The Soviet Story, gave a talk on the phenomenon of Soviet Communism at an event organised by the Finnish organisation,
Pro Karelia, in Helsinki on 6 June 2011. Below, the full text of Mr Snore's talk:
I want to thank the organisers of this event for inviting me to take part. I am delighted to be here in Finland and to speak about a subject, which is important to the Baltic people, which is known in Finland also, but which is less known in the rest of Western Europe. That subject is Soviet Communism and its legacy today.
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