News Estonia History: Teachers of Estonian schools abroad gathering in Tõstamaa
Some 60 teachers of Estonian culture and language working in schools abroad are gathering in the small town of Tõstamaa in Pärnu County for the last few days of July to refresh their knowledge and exchange experiences.
News Estonia History: A Confederate statue graveyard could help bury the Old South
The relocation of Soviet statues in Estonia has taken an even more interesting turn. For the past decade, the Estonian History Museum has been collecting former Soviet monuments with the intention of ...
News Estonia History: Interview: How e-voting works in Estonia
Estonia held two elections in 2019, with the general election on March 3, and the European elections following on May 26. In both cases, voters had a range of options on how and when to vote. The most celebrated of these is undoubtedly e-voting, which is open in advance of polling day itself (in the case of the European elections, from May 16 to 22).
News Estonia History: Paris court rules against victims of Estonia boat crash which killed 852
The case was brought by the more than 1,000 survivors and relatives of the victims of the disaster which remains one of the worst in European maritime history. The MS Estonia car ferry connecting the ...
News Estonia History: Estonia ferry disaster: French court rejects compensation claim
But the court said the claimants failed to prove "intentional fault". The sinking of the MS Estonia killed 852 people, making it one of history's deadliest European maritime disasters. The vessel was ...
News Estonia History: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet will be one of the most expensive original films in history
But we do know it’s gonna be pricey. The ‘massive, innovative, action blockbuster’ is filming in Tallin, Estonia, one of seven countries Nolan will be filming in. And according to Estonian ...
News Estonia History: Jewish cemetery vandalized in Estonia
They also wrote that for the first time this year, that section of the cemetary was adorned with a new commemorative pillar dedicated to the Estonian victims of the Holocaust. A complicated history ...
News Estonia History: ‘The Eight Hundred’ to Open Shanghai Festival, Which Has No U.S. Titles in Competition
The Shanghai International Film Festival unveiled a competition lineup Tuesday that features entries from countries ranging from Indonesia to Estonia ... in Chinese film history – will ...
News Estonia History: Five dead from Listeria outbreak linked to fish
all cases with the exception of one case in France in 2018 have been reported in Estonia and Denmark,” according to ECDC. Eight patients, out of twelve for whom a food consumption history was ...
News Estonia History: History behind Estonia’s flag as it turns 135
The Estonian Students’ Society adopted blue, black and white as the colours of their fraternity on 4 June 1884; the date is now celebrated as Flag Day in Estonia. The origins of the Estonian flag lie ...
News Estonia History: Estonia: From Baltic pawn to global powerhouse
That 30-minute scene on a day in late May captured the essence of the last 100 years of Estonian history. A free, prospering country rocked by the dark trauma of World War II survived, only to be ...
