Talk:Ain-Ervin Mere
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[edit]There is some biographical information posted here. It is on an Internet forum, so it cannot be considered a WP:RS. -- Petri Krohn 07:26, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
- Even some more info here - but alas, again a forum. DLX 06:05, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
Ain-Ervin Mere & NKVD
[edit]This mentions Ain-Ervin Mere as being a NKVD agent code-named "Müller" since 1940. However, I would not call the source even remotely reliable, although being written by "Jüri Kadak, Doctor of Politology, independent expert of security and political technology" (whatever the latter means).
Also, [1] has his picture, but I don't think it is out of copyright. What is the copyright status of WWII-portraits - or can we have it under fair use? DLX 15:24, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
- Ah, here is a better source. Apparently he is also known as "Ain Mere" (I will add that name form to the article as well). DLX 15:38, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
- As an example of legitimate use of political technology, see Politech. In this context, however, I suspect it has an idiosyncratic meaning -- perhaps, technological means of political repression, such as bugging devices? Digwuren 15:53, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
Soviet-bio-stub
[edit]Regarding this - well, he was NKVD agent, and last time I checked, NKVD was a secret service of Soviet Union. And his trial was in Soviet Union. So, in my opinion, that tag is fully justified. DLX 17:51, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
Is there any reason to believe, that he was not involved in Operation Jungle. If he was, are there any sources? -- Petri Krohn 22:29, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
- Um, wouldn't it be neutral/NPOV to ask "Is there any reason to believe he was involved in Operation Jungle."? Tried to find a source mentioning his involvement, but couldn't find any - however, that does not mean he wasn't. I doubt that MI6 is willing to show full records about it, too. In any case, unsourced material cannot be put to the article. DLX 05:21, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
- I think it's unlikely, for four separate reasons.
- Zeroth, a rather small share of all Baltic war refugees ended up in this operation.
- First, it's known that Operation Jungle ended up compromised and most of the active participants died through Soviet hands. We know that this wasn't how Mr. Mere died.
- Second, Mere having had a history of switching sides, his joining such an intelligence operation and then refusing to coöperate with KGB as a double agent would seem uncharacteristic.
- Third, the operation compromised *before* the trials, his involvement would likely have been brought up in the trials. It would have been a good fit for the "only Western spies are against Soviet power!" myth so beloved by the Big Brother. This does not appear to have been the case.
- Not that any reasons would convince Petri Krohn that his new pet theory might be unreal, mind you. Digwuren 06:24, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
It is likely that this page will be linked on Wikipedia's Front Page in the next few days. I suggest we expand the article before that. -- Petri Krohn 18:35, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
- Why is that likely!? Why should this stub of confusion end up on the front page?!--Alexia Death 18:54, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
- It is very unlikely. Although I don't follow the Main Page closely, I have never seen a stub featured there.Colchicum 19:10, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
- See here: Template talk:Did you know#Articles created on June 10 -- Petri Krohn 20:50, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
- That's funny, that talk page says absolutely nothing about justification for including it on the front page. I don't know how you managed to get your pet peeve featured on the main page despite the article being an unsourced stub, but my hat is off to you. Unigolyn 23:43, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
This cat is to be deleted
[edit]There is no such thing as "Holocaust in Estonia", instead it is "The Holocaust", the categoy is totally fake. All the articles tagged here are done so by User:Petri Krohn, known anti Estonian POV pusher. There are no articles-categories "Holocaust in Latvia", "Holocaust in Belarus" or "Holocaust in Lithuania". This is simple Original Research and POV pushing and without whatsoever notability or reliable sources.
http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Holocaust_in_Latvia http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Holocaust_in_Lithuania and so on.. What is the point to hide it?? What reliable sources do you need more than a documents you can find in the archives in Tallinn?? 921 Estonian citizens, who was Jewish, were killed.. David —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.50.201.141 (talk) 13:05, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
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[edit]Court in Tallinn found Ain Erwin Mere and Ralf Gerrets and Jan Viik guilty of killings in Estonia in March 1961 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.151.226.157 (talk) 16:11, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
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