Priit Vesilind (1943-2023). Long version
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2023
- Priit Vesilind (1943-2023) talks about his family's escape from Estonia in 1944. He recalls the journey to Czechoslovakia, their life in a DP camp in Germany after World War II as well as emigration to the United States.
He worked as a photographer and journalist, later as an editor and senior writer for the internationally known magazine National Geographic from 1973 until 2002, where in the April 1980 issue he published his famous photo report "Return to Estonia" from the occupied Estonia.
In 2004, Priit published the book "Eestlane igas sadamas" ("An Estonian in every port") based on the photos he had taken during his career as a journalist.
The interview was recorded in 2016. KML oral history portal in English: kogumelugu.ee/en/videos/ways-...
Priit Vesilind (1943-2023) jutustab oma pere põgenemisest Eestist 1944. aastal. Ta meenutab teekonda Tšehhoslovakkiasse, elu ühes DP-laagris Saksamaal Teise maailmasõja järel ja emigreerumist USA-sse.
1973.-2002. a töötas ta rahvusvaheliselt tuntud ajakirjas National Geographic, mille 1980. a aprilli numbris ilmus tema kuulsaks saanud fotoreportaaž "Return to Estonia" okupeeritud Eestist.
2004. a avaldas Priit raamatu "Eestlane igas sadamas", mille keskmes olid tema ajakirjaniku karjääri jooksul tehtud pildid.
Intervjuu on salvestatud 2016. a. KML portaalis eestikeelse lühikirjeldusega: kogumelugu.ee/et/videoteek/om...
Thank you for bringing these stories to life . New generation needs to know of these brave men and women !
We are grateful for your attention!
Born in Estonia in 1941, my experience very much mirrors Priit's : Geislingen, Pennsylvania, etc. Familiar with pressures to succeed. Every Estonian that I know took full
advantage of the unique opportunities to be found in America.
Yes, this is something that many Estonians as well as Latvians and Lithuanians went through. If you are interested, please have a look at other topics connected to the Estonian diaspora in the US and Canada: kogumelugu.ee/en/teemad
Wow, this is the first time I see this interesting interview video.
Myself as the son of an Estonian refugee soldier born in the USA, I remember that well known National Geographic story on Soviet occupied Estonia by Priit Vesilind. I have a copy of it.
Now I fully see the "other" story behind it!
After Estonia regained independence, I served in the fledging Estonian Defense Forces Army Military Police and Defense League back in the 1990's, as the Chief of Military Police of Tallinn, where I got to look into the Soviet crimes against humanity. Which were very damaging times to the Estonian people and nation.
Yes the illegal Estonian SSR had it's own republic's level Secret security police KGB that was separate from the Moscow Federal KGB. As all Soviet republic's had such with the exception of the Russian SFSR.
I have heard from credible people that there were indeed Estonian communist officials who at times tried to go against the masters in Moscow.
We Estonians must never again allow Estonia to be taken over by the Neo Soviet Russian gangster regime!
It is up to the Estonian government and people to learn from our painful past mistakes and never again allow ourselves to go along quietly and help sinister foreign powers such as Neo Soviet Russia to dismantle and destroy our country as we did allow in 1939/ 1940.
Well, said and done, Mr. Priit Vesilind, may he and all Estonians who endured against the dangerous, sinister Soviet regime, Rest in Peace.
Elagu Eesti Vabariik!
Eesti Keeles
Vau, see on esimene kord, kui ma näen seda huvitavat intervjuuvideot. Ise kui USA-s sündinud eesti pagulassõduri pojana mäletan Priit Vesilindi National Geographicu tuntud lugu Nõukogude okupeeritud Eestist. Mul on selle koopia.
Nüüd ma näen täielikult selle "teise" lugu selle taga! Pärast Eesti taasiseseisvumist teenisin juba 1990ndatel Eesti kaitseväe sõjaväepolitseis ja Kaitseliidus Tallinna sõjaväepolitsei ülemana, kus sain tutvuda Nõukogude inimsusevastaste kuritegudega. Mis olid Eesti rahvale väga kahjulikud ajad.
Jah, illegaalsel Eesti NSV-l oli oma vabariigi tasandi salajane kaitsepolitsei KGB, mis oli Moskva Föderaal-KGB-st eraldiseisev. Nagu kõikidel liiduvabariikidel, välja arvatud Vene SFNV.
Olen kuulnud usaldusväärsetelt inimestelt, et tõesti oli Eesti kommunistlikke ametnikke, kes üritasid kohati Moskvas peremeestele vastu minna.
Meie, eestlased, ei tohi enam kunagi lubada, et Eesti võtab enda alla Uus-Nõukogude Vene gangsterrežiim! Eesti valitsuse ja rahva ülesanne on õppida meie valusatest minevikuvigadest ja mitte kunagi enam lubada endal vaikselt kaasa minna ja aidata kurjadel võõrvõimudel nagu Uus-Nõukogude Venemaa meie riiki lammutada ja hävitada, nagu me lubasime 1939/1940.
Hästi öeldud ja tehtud, härra Priit Vesilind, puhaku rahus tema ja kõik eestlased, kes pidasid vastu ohtliku, kurjakuulutava nõukogude korra vastu.
Elagu Eesti Vabariik!
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