03307nam 2200553 a 450 991054111660332120200520144314.091-87121-26-391-87121-27-1(CKB)2670000000212111(EBL)946162(OCoLC)796383041(SSID)ssj0000696994(PQKBManifestationID)12242211(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000696994(PQKBWorkID)10690397(PQKB)11369499(MiAaPQ)EBC946162(Au-PeEL)EBL946162(CaPaEBR)ebr10576156(EXLCZ)99267000000021211120120709d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTreasured memories[electronic resource] tales of buried belongings in wartime Estonia /Mats Burström ; translated by Charlotte MertonLund, Sweden Nordic Academic Press20121 online resource (129 p.)Description based upon print version of record.91-85509-87-6 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Hidden in the ground; 2. Artefactual memory; Contemporary archaeology; Things to remember; Memory and history; 3. Historical background; Estonia seized by the Soviet Union, 1940; German occupation 1941-1944; Soviet reoccupation and mass exodus, 1944; Continued Soviet occupation, 1944-1991; Estonian independence, 1991; 4. Stories; Searching for stories; Unknown knowledge; Lost knowledge; Secret knowledge; Fragmentary knowledge; Undervalued knowledge; Stories about buried family treasure; Letti Rapp; Helga Nõu; Ädu Aunver and Indrek Aunver; Maret KalmEster SalasooKalju and Birgitta Luksepp; Ahto Kant; Adam Kreek; Filip Laurits; Toomas Petmanson; Other voices; Maiu Preismann; Tiiu Andræ; Rutt Hinrikus; Pille-Mai Laas; Erwin Pari; Virve Raag; P. Aarne Vesilind; Urmas Wompa; Aino Müllerbeck; Maarja Hollo; Aksella Kirotaja and Regina Kirotaja; Anonymous Swedish-Estonian; Andres Tvauri; 5. The land as memory bank; Recurring narrative themes; Why hide things by burying them?; Looking beyond Estonia; Archaeological reflections; Notes; References; About the authorIn the autumn of 1944, around 70,000 people fled Estonia in the face of the Red Army's advance; most of them believed the Soviet occupation would be short-lived and they would soon be able to return home. A comprehensive study of a common yet neglected phenomenon, this book tells the stories of the hoards of valuable belongings hidden by these Estonian escapees. The sheer variety of objects-including those that remain buried, those that vanished, and those that were recovered-touches upon all levels of history, from personal memories to high polEstoniaAntiquitiesEstoniaHistoryGerman occupation, 1941-1944Electronic books.947.98084Burström Mats1196514Merton Charlotte1196502MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910541116603321Treasured memories2766251UNINA