Remembered by people who were there · 1944
Leida remembers her Kihnu childhood and the boat to Sweden in 1944
In the autumn of 1944, as the Red Army returned, thousands of people from the western islands and coast crossed the Baltic Sea to Sweden in small boats. Leida remembers her childhood on the island of Kihnu and her family's escape to Sweden by boat that year. She talks about everyday life as a refugee in Sweden and explains why the family later emigrated to Canada. She is sorry that her parents did not live long enough to see Estonia regain its independence.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1944. aasta sügisel, kui Punaarmee tagasi tuli, sõitsid tuhanded saarte ja läänerannikuelanikud väikestes paatides üle Läänemere Rootsi. Leida meenutab lapsepõlve Kihnu saarel ja pere põgenemist paadiga Rootsi tol aastal. Ta räägib põgeniku igapäevaelust Rootsis ja selgitab, miks pere hiljem Kanadasse emigreerus. Tal on kahju, et tema vanemad ei elanud Eesti iseseisvuse taastamiseni.
Source: Eesti Mälu Instituut, Kogu Me Lugu (YouTube), video wON6EhW_FH0 ↗