News and features about Estonia and Estonians
Estonia celebrated Lasting Liberty Day on 27 March. On this day, the country’s present period of independence surpassed the length of the first period of independence from 1918 to 1940. The independent Estonian Republic was born on 24 February 1918 with the Manifesto to the Peoples of Estonia (Estonian Declaration of Independence) issued by the […]
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People like to talk about how small Estonia is, but a recent coincidence testifies to the adage that it’s a small world as well. In 1986, two bored college freshmen in Berkeley managed to breach the Iron Curtain by randomly dialing a Soviet Union telephone number. Twenty-seven years later, the participants of the conversation crossed
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24th February is always a special day for Estonia. This year it celebrated the day 95 years ago when the Estonian republic was first formed. Some took the day seriously, going to one of the local parades or celebrations dotting the country, or watching festivities on ETV, the national TV channel. Some went about their
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In an interview with Estonian World, writer and policy adviser Philippe Legrain says people’s fears of immigration from outside the European Union are mostly just irrational emotions based on “fear of the other”; he points out that for Estonia, migration would be a natural way to tackle problems with jobs that Estonians don’t want to
David Foreman notices the high standards of Estonian concert-goers. I recently got back from my winter holiday in Estonia. I stayed in Pärnu which is a very lovely seaside city on the west side of the country. I have stayed in this town quite a lot as my partner comes from there and because I
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Andres Simonson, an Estonian American, writes about the reactions he gets when he talks about Estonia in the United States. “So, you’re from Boston?” Over the years, I’ve received many differing reactions from Americans when I tell them that I’m of Estonian descent. Some have been comical, like the person quoted above that thought I
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Andrew Suttaford visits Sillamäe – once a secret town that was administered not as a part of Soviet Estonia, but as an exclave of Soviet Russia itself. This article was first published under the headline “A Soviet Brigadoon – The strange history of Estonia’s Sillamäe” by nationalreview.com. By Andrew Suttaford It’s not easy to surprise Toomas
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Dear Estonian World readers, First of all – Happy and Successful New Year to you all! We are starting our first full year and will certainly look forward of bringing you more content about global Estonians and write about worthwhile developments and people in Estonia. We will let more voices to be heard – from
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The man behind Leigo Lake Music Festival, Estonian Tõnu Tamm has dedicated the past two decades of his life to his obsession of creating artificial lakes. Surrounded by water in the south of Estonia, his enthusiasm is infectious as he insists everyone should do their bit for the environment and take tiny steps that help
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There are many ways to celebrate Christmas…One of our readers, Carmen Ceka, spent the Christmas Day with friends by Viimsi seaside, near Tallinn. We loved their idea so much that we decided to share it with you. “All of my friends who gathered together to celebrate Christmas, now live outside Estonia. But the festive season
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