''Rahva Hääl'' (lit. ''The People's Voice'')
[ was the official daily newspaper][ of the ]Communist Party of Estonia
The Communist Party of Estonia ( et, Eestimaa Kommunistlik Partei, abbreviated EKP) was a subdivision of the Soviet communist party which in 1920-1940 operated illegally in Estonia and, after the 1940 occupation and annexation of Estonia by the ...
during Soviet occupation of Estonia
The Estonian SSR,, russian: Эстонская ССР officially the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic,, russian: Эстонская Советская Социалистическая Республика was an ethnically based adminis ...
. It was founded shortly after the first Soviet takeover in 1940 based on offices and resources of ''Uus Eesti
''Uus Eesti'' was a daily newspaper published in Estonia from September 1935 until the Soviet occupation of Estonia in June 1940. The newspaper was politically aligned with the then Estonian government.
History
The paper was established in Septe ...
'' (''New Estonia''), an earlier Estonian newspaper.
The last issue of Uue Eesti was published on June 21, 1940. The first issue of Rahva Hääle was put together by the old editors under the leadership of new editors, and the paper was published on June 22, 1940.
See also
*Eastern Bloc media and propaganda
Eastern Bloc media and propaganda was controlled directly by each country's communist party, which controlled the state media, censorship and propaganda organs. State and party ownership of print, television and radio media served as an important ...
References
1940 establishments in Estonia
1995 disestablishments in Estonia
Defunct newspapers published in Estonia
Newspapers published in the Soviet Union
Communism in Estonia
Communist newspapers
Eastern Bloc mass media
Estonian-language newspapers
Mass media in Tallinn
Newspapers established in 1940
Publications disestablished in 1995
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