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  There are four challenges to translating Estonian poetry into English. First, trying to find the correct Estonian version of the poem. That is not as easy as one might think. Even the most famous poems are often misquoted. For example, the four famous lines from  Kristjan Jaak Peterson's 1818...

  We now have a goodly amount of English language memoirs written by Estonians and Balts, about events that took place during the Second World War and during the Cold War, from the long journey into exile in 1944 until Estonia regained its independence in 1991.  Every memoir is interesting...

  Blame urbanization: being cut off from your mullased (soil covered) roots, becoming a store snob... It just seems somehow kohatu (out of place; unusual) to gather and eat plants that abound in the wild close to home. Like dandelions (või/lill). You know there's nothing really wrong with them, yet there's...

  ERR News  - Three Esto-nian entries will be shown in the “Atlas of the Unbuilt World” exhibition, which is part of the London Festival of Architecture set to take place in June. The exhibition opens at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London on June 6. Cultural adviser to...

  Estonia’s first satellite, ESTCube-1, was rocketed off to orbit the Earth early morning on May 7, 2013, thus making Estonia the 41st nation to have a man-made object in space. Estonia has become the 41st nation in space, beating out Finland and the other Baltic countries, all of which...

  ERR News - The Estonian History Museum is reaching out to participants of the Baltic Chain in an effort to gather historical materials related to the event. The Baltic Chain, aka the Baltic Way, is the name given to a demonstration that took place on August 23, 1989 in...

  The Estonian American Na-tional Council enabled three young Estonian Americans to attend the the10th Joint Baltic American National Committee Baltic Conference in Washing-ton DC on April 19-20, 2013.  Candidates were required to submit a short essay stating why they wanted to attend.  The three attendees were Elle Lawe,  Alessandra...

  On April 19–20, the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) held its 10th annual conference in Washington DC. The key topics of discussion included the deteriorating political and human rights situation in Russia, and the prospects for EU visa sanctions against Russian human rights abusers modeled on the US...

  ERR News - The popular Ahhaa science center will permanently close the doors on its Tallinn branch this weekend but will open a new affiliate in Pärnu for the summer months. The exhibition center, which uses interactive methods to teach science to youngsters, is set to vacate its premises...

  ERR News - Starting in August, Estonian Air will begin charging customers for using their check-in service booths at airports. The announcement on April 19 is part of the most recent round of changes being implemented as part of the financially strugling airline's re-structuring plan. In a press release,...