Remembered by people who were there · 05.12.1989
Jüri Liivak, 'the count of Aruküla', rebuilds his farm
„Aruküla krahv“ Jüri Liivak taastab oma talu
Jüri Liivak stood as a candidate for the Riigivolikogu, the lower chamber of parliament, in 1940, and was later arrested and sent to Siberia. After his return he worked as a brigade leader and agronomist on several state and collective farms. In December 1989 Hubert Veldermann visited the 77-year-old at Aruküla, where he was trying to restore a farm, his fourth home. They talked about the past and the present, as land was beginning to return to its owners.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Jüri Liivak kandideeris 1940. aastal Riigivolikokku, hiljem ta arreteeriti ja saadeti Siberisse. Pärast tagasitulekut töötas ta brigadiri ja agronoomina mitmes sovhoosis ja kolhoosis. 1989. aasta detsembris külastas Hubert Veldermann 77-aastast meest Arukülas, kus too püüdis taastada talu, oma neljandat kodu. Juttu tuli minevikust ja tänasest päevast ajal, mil maa hakkas omanikele tagasi jõudma.
Source: ERR Arhiiv RMARH-71734 ↗