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I was hooked right from the first page of this travelogue when the author recounts an amusing anecdote about a receptionist and ‘chicken’ at the hostel in Tallinn where he is residing at the start of a two month  backpacking odyssey around Estonia searching for answers to the title of...

ERR News - Arvo Pärt held on to his place as the world's most performed living composer for a third straight year and rose a whopping 14 spots on Bachtrack's all-time list.         The top three were, somewhat unsurprisingly, Mozart followed by Beethoven, then J. S. Bach....

ERR News - In what has become an annual tradition, an Estonian Jõuluvana (Santa Claus) from Narva and a Russian Ded Moroz (Father Frost) from Ivangorod met on the morning of December 30, on the Friendship Bridge that connects their cities. The two then visited a kindergarten in Ivangorod, where...

ERR News - SEB analyst Ruta Arumäe said that the world is optimistic at the beginning of the current year and Estonia is ready for growth. Arumäe said on the bank's website on January 3, that central banks will continue to stimulate economies, while weaker Chinese demand will lower prices...

  Not just any old wooden chair, but a gingerbread replica of a famed late 19th century Lutheri tool or plywood (vineerist) chair made in Tallinn's A. M. Lutheri Mehaanilise Puidu/töötlemise Vabrik / Luther Woodworking Company.   From 1880 to 1940, the Luther factory was one of the world's leading...

  John Taylor, the author of into the Heart of European Poetry (Translations) and translator of several French poets writes about Kristiina Ehin’s bilingual selection of verse, rendered from the Estonian by Ilmar Lehtpere as it appeared from the Bitter Oleander Press.   The “1001 Winters” translations from volumes entitled...

Mark your calendars for January 24 - 31, 2015!  The first ever KLENK (Kesk-Lääne Eesti Noorte Koondis / Midwestern Estonian Youth Association) and IEP (Idaranniku Eesti Päevad / East Coast Estonian Days) joint event will take place aboard the beautiful Ruby Princess, setting sail from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and bound...

The Nordic Press, Inc. juhatus on asutanud “Vaba Eesti Sõna Reservfond’i”, mis oma tegevuse läbi kindlustaks eestikeelse kirjavara pikaajalise ilmumise USAs (hiljem nimetati see ümber Vaba Eesti Sõna Reservkontoks). Fondi ajutisse juhatusse kuuluvad Nordic Pressi abiesimees Priit Parming, endine Nordic Pressi abiesimees Jüri Martinson, Nordic Pressi laekur Siiri Lind, ERKÜ...

Lasting Liberty Day27 March 2013 marked a very special day for Estonia and its citizens. On that day, the Republic of Estonia had been independent longer in the post-Cold War period than it was in the interwar period.   More specifically, from the retreat of the German Reich forces on...

Making traditional jõulu/kroonid (Christmas crowns) is easy, at least the basic octahedron or eight-faceted shape. You don't wear them, you hang them from the ceiling. Traditionally they're made from straw (õle/kõrred) or reeds (pilli/roog), but these cubs and scouts in the Nõmme suburb of Tallinn artfully mastered the kaheksa/tahukas (octahedron)...