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Võrumaa smoke sauna tradition added in UNESCO cultural heritage list

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UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, has decided to inscribe the Võrumaa smoke sauna tradition, practiced in southern Estonia, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The smoke sauna tradition, or “suidsusannakombõ”, as it is known in the local dialect, is an important part of the everyday life of […]

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Book review: Coming Home by Charles (Kalev) Ehin

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Estonian-American writer Charles (Kalev) Ehin tells a moving story in his book of the reconciliation of an Estonian family torn apart by war. In September 1944, approximately 75,000 Estonians fled their beloved homeland. Memories still fresh from the brief Soviet occupation in 1940-41, and the Red Army advancing towards Tallinn, they hoped to avoid what

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Estonian artist Kaido Ole among the “100 Painters of Tomorrow”

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The Estonian artist, Kaido Ole, has been chosen among the “100 painters of Tomorrow”, an art exhibition and a book authored by the famed London gallerist, Kurt Beers, and published by the Anglo-American publishing house, Thames & Hudson. “100 Painters of Tomorrow” is the result of a major new project to find the “100 most

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Birgit Püve’s photo wins a prize at a London contest

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A photo by the Estonian photographer and journalist, Birgit Püve, came third at a prestigious London photo contest, the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. Püve’s photo was of nine-year-old Estonian twins, Braian and Ryan, taken at their grandmother’s house outside Tallinn. The photo is from Püve’s recent photo book for which she photographed over 80 Estonian

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How the e-culture of Estonia created the book of “The Ordinary Estonian”

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A new book, co-created by the nation of Estonia and called “The Ordinary Estonian”, is fusing stories written by Estonians on various themes. Complementing them with photographs of everyday Estonian life, the two Estonian authors, Karin Nemec and Helen Ree, have been able to utilise the internet and the e-culture of Estonia to create a

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Kristjan Randalu and the Absolute Ensemble tour in South Korea

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Pianist Kristjan Randalu and the Absolute Ensemble, led by conductor Kristjan Järvi, are currently on a tour in South Korea on what is among the first tours in Korea from any Estonian artist. On the tour called “Absolute Korea”, Randalu and the ensemble are scheduled to perform five concerts through 26 October. The world-renowned violinist,

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Estonian music promoter Helen Sildna wins the exceptional achievement award in Tampere

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Helen Sildna, the founder of Musiccase and the Tallinn Music Week, has been awarded the Exceptional Achievements in Music Business award at the Tampere Music Awards 2014. Sildna has been involved in the music industry for over 14 years as a promoter, artist booker and a spokesperson for the new generation of local music entrepreneurs. She

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