Joosep Saat (30 July 1900, Tupenurme – 16 January 1977,

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communist politician, historian, journalist and academic. In 1921 he became a member of

Communist Party of Estonia The Communist Party of Estonia (, abbreviated EKP; in Russian: Коммунистическая партия Эстонии) was a regional branch of the CPSU, Soviet communist party (CPSU) which in 1920–1940 operated illegally in Estonia an ...

. In 1924 he was one of defendants of Trial of the 149, and the verdict was "forced labour for life". In 1938 he received

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. From 1949 to 1956 he was the executive director of Institute of Party History of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia. From 1955 to 1959 he was the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1951 he became a member of Estonian SSR Academy of Sciences.

Awards

* 1950:

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* 1969: Meritorious Scientist of the Estonian SSR * 1970, 1977: Estonian SSR State Prize *

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Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on 31 October 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferred upon individuals or groups for services furthering communis ...

* Two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour

References

1900 births 1977 deaths Politicians from Muhu Parish People from Kreis Ösel Members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1951–1955 Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1955–1959 Estonian historians Estonian journalists Estonian magazine editors Estonian prisoners and detainees Soviet historians Soviet journalists Soviet magazine editors 20th-century Estonian historians Recipients of the Estonian SSR State Prize Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the October Revolution Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour Burials at Metsakalmistu {{Estonia-politician-stub