In the autumn of 1944, fearful of the advancing Red Army, approximately 80,000 Estonians left their country behind and escaped to Germany and Sweden, later moving also to the UK, the US, Canada and Australia; it’s time to look back and remember the plight of our Estonian parents and grandparents who fled their homeland to […]
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ESTO 2019, a global cultural festival, strives to empower Estonian youth across the globe by uniting them through a network of likeminded individuals; this network will preserve the cultural heritage and strengthen it by adapting it to fulfil present day needs. ESTO 2019 is the XII global Estonian cultural festival. Beginning in 1972, ESTO festivals
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Marcus Kolga, the current president of the Estonian Central Council in Canada, said at the Estonian independence day flag-raising ceremony in Toronto that all Canadians should know why the Estonian community came to Canada and take a note of the wonderful things they have achieved in the country. Our families left Estonia with little more
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“My Formative Years” is an autobiography of a famous Estonian military commander, Sir Johan Pitka (1872-1944); first published in the 1930s Estonia, it has now been translated into English, and talks about Pitka’s “golden years” of youth. Pitka is one of the most famous Estonian historical and military figures. He led the Estonian Navy during the First World
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The XII ESTO Days will be taking place in Helsinki, Tartu and Tallinn in 2019 and for the occasion, there will be a joint exhibition; in preparation, the Estonian National Museum and the Museum of Estonians Abroad are asking for help from all of those who have participated in ESTOs. The museums are interested in
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Canada and Estonia have signed a memorandum of understanding on digital cooperation, aiming to work together on joint projects. The new partnership was signed during the Estonian prime minister, Jüri Ratas’s, visit to Ottawa on 28 May. Welcomed by his Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau, Ratas became the first Estonian prime minister to make an official visit
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A traveling exhibition about Estonia that celebrates the country’s centenary is to visit North America over the course of one and a half years. According to the organisers, the exhibition, called “Masters of Our Own Homes: Estonia at 100” is the largest of its kind and will visit four cities in North America. The exhibition
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James Cameron, one of the most successful movie directors of all time, announced that the fourth sequel in the Avatar film series will be filmed near Navi village in Estonia.* Cameron made the announcement at a press conference in Hollywood on 31 March. “We considered various locations around the world and it wasn’t until I
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A wooden installation comprising of two towers, designed by the Estonian architecture company, b210, was selected from among 180 proposals submitted to the international arts and architecture festival Warming Huts, an urban outdoor winter festival in Winnipeg, Canada. The Warming Huts festival commissions several installations each year, with the projects to be built and opened for
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Estonia’s centennial and heritage will be celebrated at the Toronto City Hall and with lighting of the city’s CN Tower in blue, black and white.* Canadians of Estonian heritage will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of Estonia’s independence and the Estonian Heritage Day in Toronto on 24 February at the city’s Nathan Phillips Square. Over
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