In Estonia, the military and ecological heritage of the border zone has been extensively mapped by Prof Kalev Sepp and his group at Estonian University of Life Sciences. But much less is known about the lived experience of negotiating these border zones and off-limits areas.
Read MoreNow that Estonia is out of quarantine and public events allowed, the time has come to make plans for summer. ColdWarCoasts is starting an ambitious collaboration with Ave Paulus from Environmental Board of the Republic of Estonia for gathering oral histories in the border zone in today’s Lahemaa National Park.
Read MoreBBC has prepared a video clip about the island of Saaremaa and I discuss on the Cold War Coasts blog why this brings back the memories of the Cold War.
Estonia's 'corona island' a flashback from the Cold War
BBC.com featured today a video piece on "Estonia's 'corona island'", as they put it, that is, island Saaremaa that finds itself completely cut off from the mainland under the harsh COVID-19 measures taken in Estonia. Whether or not it is nice to label an island a 'corona island' because there are many diagnosed cases, is...