On 14 June 1941, the Soviet Union forcibly deported over 10,000 people from Estonia to Siberia – over 7,000 were women, children, and elderly people; the date is now observed as a day of mourning.* In the summer of 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as a …
The Museum of Occupations in Tallinn holds some memories and pictures of Estonians who were deported to Siberia by the Soviet Union. Estonian World brings you some of those preserved images of life in Siberia.* In the summer of 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as a …
A solidarity rally to show support to the protesters in the United States and express support to the minority communities who have encountered racism in Estonia, is due to take place on 10 June in Tallinn. The solidarity rally, hosted by the Salliv Eesti/Tolerant Estonia citizen movement, will take place …
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As the coronavirus hits Estonia, Estonian World informs you on the latest developments in the country and brings you some of the local as well as international opinions on the matter. 31 May 2020 – This blog has now concluded As the emergency situation in Estonia is over and life …
The Estonian researcher, Mihkel Pajusalu, and his American colleagues have conducted a new type of scientific experiment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and conclude that there are grounds for looking for life from a lot more celestial bodies than previously thought. This article is published in collaboration with Research in …
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A new web tool, created as a collaboration between the French, Spanish, German and the Estonian researchers, gives an overview of climate change in Europe and predicts subsequent developments. This article is published in collaboration with Research in Estonia. The new web tool, created with the help of Estonian scientists, aims …
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On 27 May, the Open Estonia Foundation bestowed its 23rd Concord Award to the English-language independent online magazine, Estonian World; the keywords of this year’s award are global Estonians and citizen-driven journalism. The Open Estonia Foundation, celebrating its 30th birthday this year, founded the Concord Award in 1997 with the …
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The three founders of Estonian World – Silver Tambur, Sander Saar and Sten Hankewitz – are holding a live event on Wednesday, 27 May, to talk about the online magazine and answer the readers’ questions. The live event will take place at 6:00 PM Estonian time (4:00 PM BST; 11:00 …
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A special virtual concert in Estonia brought together over 2,500 choir singers and was screened at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds; watch how the choir performed “Isamaa ilu hoieldes” – one of the five songs the late composer, Alo Mattiisen, wrote just before the 1988’s Estonian “singing revolution”. A special …
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The postal connection between Estonia and the United States that was suspended for weeks has supposedly been restored – at least the United States Postal Service has removed Estonia from the list of countries where it could not dispatch mail. On 9 May, the news broke that the USPS had …
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