Vaba Eesti Sõna" Celebrates Serving American Estonians for 70 Years
The first edition of the "Vaba Eesti Sõna" (Free Estonian Word) newspaper was published on Saturday, June 11, 1949. The editor-in-chief was August Waldman. A single issue cost 15 cents and a subscription until the end of that year was $3. The paper's first headline read: "MASS DEPORTATIONS IN ESTONIA. Once again, trains full of Estonians are rolling towards Siberia – a systematic eradication of the Estonian people. Desperate Estonians are waiting for war.”

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Published: May 20 2019

Ambassador Vseviov being interviewed by Washington Diplomat Managing Editor Anna Gawel.

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Published: May 20 2019

"After World War I and World War II, officials decided to dump hundreds of thousands of metric tons of munitions into the oceans around Europe, which at the time appeared to be the most easily accessible disposal ground.

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Published: May 13 2019

Sunday, May 26 is the date of the European parliamentary elections in Estonia, and they come at a time of uncertainty for the future of the union perhaps unprecedented in its history. Estonia recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of its accession to the EU, which followed a referendum on the question in September 2003 where a little over two thirds of voters supported joining.

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Published: May 13 2019

Exhibition "Estonia Through 100 Pairs of Eyes" in San Francisco
The travelling exhibition and accompanying book "Estonia Through 100 Pairs of Eyes", completed for Estonia's centenary, has now reached San Francisco. It tells the story of Estonia through the portrait photographs and stories of one hundred Estonians, aged 100 to 1 year old, living in Estonia and abroad. The exhibition is open Mon.-Fri. from 9 to 5 at the World Affairs Council auditorium until the end of June.

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Published: May 13 2019

Theatre Estonia after bombing.   Archive photo

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Published: May 13 2019

“I am raising funds to print 2,000 copies of Cooking With Marika ­– Clean Cuisine from an Estonian Farm (336 pages, 111 recipes), the English translation of my second cookbook and nutrition guide featuring gorgeous full-page photographs by Hele-Mai Alamaa,” writes  Marika Blossfeldt in her Kickstarter introduction.

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Published: May 06 2019

My name is Helga Merits. I’m a documentary filmmaker. My latest film was Coming home soon – the refugee children of Geislingen. There are still screenings (see  http://geislingen.estdocs.com), but in the meantime I have started to work on other projects. One will be about Seabrook Farms. This farm – one of the largest vegetable factories in the U.S. - was one of the places where refugees could find work shortly after the Second World War.

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Published: May 06 2019