Life in Estonia at the outset of the WW2 and occupation - Estonian …
WEBJul 10, 2015 · An eyewitness account of life in Estonia at the beginning of 50 years of Soviet occupation in June 1940 – Estonia’s darkest hour. When World War Two broke out in September 1939, no-one could have imagined the horrific consequences it would have for Estonia and its people. At the start of the war, Estonia had declared itself neutral and for ...
A global neo-Nazi organisation led by a 13-year-old Estonian …
WEBApr 10, 2020 · The 13-year-old “commander” set the minimum age limit of 16 for other recruits. The administration and management of the FKD was all conducted online, enabling the Estonian ringleader to hide his identity, including his real age. Ironically, the “commander” set the minimum age for recruits at 16, while he himself is just 13 years old.
Estonia submits basketball movie “Kalev” for Oscar consideration
WEBSep 26, 2022 · You can write to Silver at [email protected]. The Estonian Film Institute has submitted Ove Musting’s movie “Kalev”, inspired by the true story of when Estonia’s national basketball team won the last Soviet Union Cup in 1991, to the American Film Academy Awards for consideration in the Best International Feature Film category.
Estonian fashion – the folk costume
WEBSep 21, 2016 · A tradition centuries old, the folk costume is a hand stitched blend of linen and wool in assorted patterns and colours. Beautiful, ornate, intricate… itchy, and hot. Today, they are mostly festive, intended for folk dancing, singing ensembles and celebrations. Centuries ago they were more common and included outfits ranging from …
MS Estonia’s damage much greater than previously thought
WEBJun 21, 2022 · In 2021, investigators from the Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau thought the damage on the starboard side of the MS Estonia’s wreck was 22 metres long, but now they see it extends to more than 40 metres. A photogrammetric survey of the wreck of MS Estonia was carried out by the Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau and the Swedish …
Pictures: The ten most important Estonian buildings of the 20th …
WEBOct 12, 2021 · The Karja street flower shop (1978-1983), Vilen Künnapu. The Karja street flower shop in Tallinn. Photo by the Estonian Museum of Architecture. The union said that this time, only public architecture was examined – but in the future, a new competition to select the best private houses of the century would take place.
The Baltic Way – the longest unbroken human chain in history
WEBAt 7:00 PM 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.
A memorial to the victims of communism opens in Estonia
WEBAug 23, 2018 · Silver Tambur is the cofounder and publisher of Estonian World. He has previously studied journalism at the University of Tartu, and politics and society at the Birkbeck College, University of London.
Estonia becomes the only country in the world led by women
WEBJan 26, 2021 · Estonia becomes the only country in the world led by women. On 26 January, at sunrise – 8:44 AM to be precise – Estonia became the only country in the world that’s currently led by women: both the elected president, Kersti Kaljulaid, and the elected prime minister, Kaja Kallas, are female. The keyword here, though, is “elected ...
Estonian knitting in the Netherlands and the knitting seamen
WEBFeb 2, 2016 · The book called “Warm Hands” provides background information on Estonian knitting in Dutch. Estonians are great knitters, so they only need a small part of the pattern and they know how to knit a mitten. In the book, the mittens are completely written out. Apart from this, the mittens have a Dutch touch: learning to knit in a traditional ...