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The Other Kalev
I visited the Boston Baltic Film Festival and saw the movie "Kalev" earlier this year. Every year here in Boston, there is a Baltic Film Festival, which I enjoy very much. With that comes an acquaintance with a new movie. This year's movie was "Kalev", an Estonian film on basketball,...
Proposal: Seto, Võro Could Be Mother Tongue Options in Official Registers
The Estonian Language Board (Eesti keelenõukogu) suggested preparing proposals for the legal status of Seto and Võro and allowing Seto and Võro to be chosen as mother tongues in population and other registers. Birute Klaas-Lang, chair of the Estonian Language Board, forwarded eight proposals to the Ministry of Education and...
Less Than 100 Days Until Estonia’s XIII Youth Song and Dance Festival
March 22 marked exactly 100 days until the XIII Youth Song and Dance Festival "Holy is the Land" begins in Tallinn, and all over the country, preparations for the three-day festival are in full swing. More than half of the tickets to all three performances of the Dance Festival have...
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