In the Baltic states, the reaction was calmer and despite (or perhaps because of) the very brief and basic nature of the NATO film it was seen as a useful way of alerting the wider world to the facts of who the 'forest brothers' were and why they embarked upon a lengthy resistance despite an overwhelming imbalance of force against them.
.@edwardlucas unpacks the history of the Baltic "Forest Brothers." https://t.co/gZGhYCyU10 #EuropesEdge pic.twitter.com/wd74RgQvdk
— CEPA (@cepa) July 24, 2017
Now the British journalist Edward Lucas has produced a thoughtful and factually accurate piece explaining the whole thing for the Center of European Policy Analysis (CEPA) which we are happy to recommend to anyone not familiar with this chapter of history but interested to learn more.
You can read Lucas' piece HERE.
For more on the background to the controversy and the reaction in Russia, you might like to read THIS PIECE by the Digital Forensic Research Lab.
In the first 'History Revisited', our #DigitalSherlocks examine old wounds in the Baltics caused by a new video: https://t.co/9j6V5qEgel
— DFR Lab (@DFRLab) July 18, 2017
The NATO film in question is below.
