Arnold Susi

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Arnold Susi
Arnold Susi 1938.jpg
Arnold Susi,1938
Born(1896-01-04)January 4, 1896
North Caucasus
DiedMay 29, 1968(1968-05-29) (aged 72)
Tallinn, Estonia
Nationality Estonia
OccupationLawyer
Known forThe Gulag Archipelago by
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Children3, including Heli Susi

Arnold Susi (Estonian: [ˈɑrnolt ˈsusʲi]; 4 January 1896 – 29 May 1968) was a lawyer and the Minister of Education in the Estonian government of Otto Tief established on 18 September 1944 during WWII.[1]

Susi was born in North Caucasus. He befriended Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in a Soviet prison. When writing The Gulag Archipelago Solzhenitsyn hid at Susi's country house in Estonia.[2] Solzhenitsyn also briefly describes his meeting with Arnold Susi in that book. Susi also wrote his memoirs of World War I in Doom of the Russian Empire (in Estonian: Vene impeeriumi hukk), which he wrote while in Abakan. He died in Tallinn, aged 72.

In 2019, the Estonian Ministry of Justice created the Heli and Arnold Susi Mission Award for the Courage to Speak Out, which recognizes individuals who have dared to use the power of their words to stand up for democratic values and human rights.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "The heads of state celebrated the 63rd anniversary of the establishment of Otto Tief's government". The Government of the Republic of Estonia. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  2. ^ Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr (1997). Invisible Allies. Basic Books. pp. 46–64 The Estonians. ISBN 978-1-887178-42-6.
  3. ^ "Arnold ja Heli Susi nimeline sõnajulguse missiooniauhind". Vabariigi Valitsus: Justiitsministeerium (in Estonian). 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Paul Kogerman 		Estonian Minister of Education
1944 		Succeeded by
Gustav Suits
(didn't take office)


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