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On 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from Tallinn through Riga to Vilnius, spanning 675 kilometres, or 420 miles; it was a peaceful protest against the illegal Soviet occupation and also one of the earliest and longest unbroken human chains in history. The Baltic Way, also […]
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Estonian photographer Tõnu Runnel has published “Eesti”, a book of Estonian photo stories, published in both Estonian and English; Estonian World publishes a few pictures and excerpts from the book – an album of everyday life in Estonia. Here are a few excerpts from “Eesti,” my book of photo stories from my homeland. The book has
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On 9 March 1944, Tallinn was devastated by the March bombings, which destroyed a quarter of the city almost overnight; Adam Rang, whose family members lost their home that night, reflects on how the bombings changed Estonia – and recreated the photos to show how present-day Tallinn has recovered. The scale of the devastation inflicted
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, visited Tallinn, Estonia, on 10-11 January, where he met with the country’s political leaders and addressed the Estonian parliament. Zelensky arrived in Tallinn on the evening of 10 January from the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, on the Ukrainian presidential plane. On 11 January, he met with the Estonian president Alar Karis,
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The Tallinn city government has approved a plan for the modern development of Pirita Beach, the largest beach in the Estonian capital. According to the city government, the plan aims to “develop and shape this area [Pirita Beach] into a flagship beach for the city”. “The detailed plan proposes year-round public use of Pirita Beach,
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Six new architectural projects from Estonia have been nominated for the 2024 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. A total of 362 works from 38 different European countries are nominated for the 2024 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture, the European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe on 13 October announced. Six new projects from Estonia
For the Estonian Day of the Restoration of Independence, there is a giant Estonian flag on display by the Tallinn TV Tower; the flag, called “the Colours of Freedom”, was made from photos taken by 1,136 people. The flag, owned by the Estonian Museum of War, will be on display from the afternoon of 19
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The slackline world champion Jaan Roose walked the longest single-building slackline, across one of Qatar’s architectural landmarks, the Katara Towers, at a height of over 185 metres. Jaan Roose, an Estonian slackline athlete, walked 150 metres (492 ft) on a slackline tied between the towers in Lusail Marina, Qatar, 185 metres (606 ft) above the
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This year, Estonia’s largest folk music festival, in the country’s southern town of Viljandi, celebrates its 30th anniversary; here’s a look at the unique and cool vibes and people of the festival, as captured last year by Estonian World’s photographer Janar Puuram. In 2023, the Viljandi Folk Music Festival – that last year brought 25,000 visitors over four
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The Estonian capital, Tallinn, hosted The Baltic Pride from 6 to 11 June with the motto, “One for all and all for equality”; the week-long event was organised by the Estonian LGBT Association and culminated with a packed parade in the Tallinn city centre on 10 June. The Baltic Pride 2023 was hosted in Tallinn
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