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Video in colour recorded by Edgar Väär that depicts the press conference held by Trivimi Velliste in autumn 1988 in Canada.
After the short inroduction by Eda Sepp, Trivimi Velliste introduces a short overview about the events that had taken place in 1988, including the September plenum of the CC of the ECP; he also tells about the "Estonian Song" that was conducted at the Song Festival Ground, about the issue of citizenship, immigration, endangered Estonian language and culture, principles of granting the citizenship to the citizens of the Republic of Estonia and their descendants, about the ongoing stormy changes. He ...

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