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...being transported from the central prison camp to the central station. They were to be shipped to Siberia. After seeing faces like theirs, you don't feel like going to an operetta in the evening." In Tallinn, every five years, the people used to gather for Laulupidu (singing festivals), with 15,000 singers and 3.000 orchestra members (see cut). Now, there are no more Laulupidu; Estonians explain that it is hard to find enough male voices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE BALTICS: The Steel Curtain | 4/14/1947 | See Source »

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