On 11 September 1988, an estimated 300,000 people gathered at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds to listen speeches by the Estonian independence movement activists and
30 years since the most important Singing Revolution concert Read More
Estonia was once producing revolutionary rock from within the Soviet system. The progressive rock scene even influenced the country’s re-independence movement.* When one talks about
When Tallinn first “rocked” the world Read More
On 28 April, British singer-songwriter and guitarist Steve Hackett brings his Genesis Extended show to Tallinn’s Nokia Concert Hall. Since early 2013, Steve Hackett has
At the recent TED Houses of Parliament event in London, British conductor David Drummond spoke about the Estonian Singing Revolution and also conducted his choir
David Drummond on the Singing Revolution at TEDx Houses of Parliament 2013 (UK/Video) Read More
Lisa and Kristen Dobbin are Estonian-Canadian sisters from Toronto. In 2012, they relocated to Tartu to try and become a little more like their Estonian
Porridge, cabbage and dirt: understanding Estonian humour through food and film Read More
Three years before the collapse of the Soviet Union, an extraordinary rock festival took place in Tallinn, Estonia. Known as Rock Summer, or Glasnost Rock
Rock Summer: Estonia’s rebel festival Read More
By Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia, on the 95th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia in Tallinn, 24 February 2013. Today, on the 95th
President Ilves: Estonia is like a wild strawberry Read More
Reelika Virunurm explores the story behind “Kati and me” – how an Estonian girl called “Kati” prompted a Canadian couple to visit Estonia, fall in
The story behind “Kati and me” – adventure, friendship and meeting Canadian Estonians Read More