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10 September marks the day when Korporatsioon Rotalia lost one of its long-serving, highly respected and distinguished member, Uve Jürgen Kapsi.  Uve was born in Tallinn on 21 July 1932, the youngest of three children, following two older sisters. The family lived in the Kadriouru section of Tallinn. His father...

Starting from the back top row: Koidula Suurmagi , Eiki Martinson , in the center: Ene Piirak , artistic director Richard Riley and Estonian Ambassador Eerik Marmei, Uku Meri , Kiku Martinson and Heli Kubja , Kadi Piirak and Aili Dalton .  From the left: Margit Sirgo with her daughter...

Maarja Nuut   Perhaps more than any other country in the world, the history of the Baltic nation of Estonia is a story set to song.   Whether under German, Danish, Swedish, or Soviet occupation, Estonians have long turned to music as a way of preserving some semblance of national...

The News, 20 page Houston’s Ballet Fall Calander dedicates a full page article to the Estonian Linnar Looris.   According to Jean May, Linnar Looris is a natural storyteller, hillarious as both Petruchio and Baptista in “The Taming of the Shrew”, and as the deliriously happy drunk in Stanton Welch’s...

The view of Whistler from the mountain top with the Winter Olympics stone icon.   Photos by author   Every two years west coast Estonians host a 4 to 8-day event at one of the five major cities on the west coast of the Continent. The event became known as West...

The Central and East European Coalition sent a letter on October 29 to Senate and House chairs and ranking members of the Appropriations Committees, urging them to provide financial assistance for the economic, security, and humanitarian relief needs of Ukraine.   Among the 18 groups that signed the letter were...

Seto Week, which is held in Paris from November 18-25, introduces traditional polyphonic singing of the Setos (Seto leelo), their handicraft, traditions, cuisine, history, language and literature. Never before has Seto culture been so widely introduced in France. The main event of the week is the two-day conference organized in...

The fully state-owned Nordic Aviation Group, in co-operation with five European flight operators, started serving passengers on eight different routes – Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Kiev, Trondheim and Vilnius – from November 8. Currently the role of Nordic Aviation is limited to ordering the flights as the company does...

The Estonian national airline will fold following a decision by the European Commission that funding given to the company by the Estonian government was not in line with EU regulations. Estonian Air , founded in 1991, does not have the funds to refund the state and declared bankruptcy. The Commission...

Stanford Librarian Michael Keller became an Estonian e-resident on November 3, by receiving a digital identity card at the Estonian Embassy in Washington. In addition to being a symbol of his continuous support towards Estonian and Baltic studies at Stanford, his status as an e-resident also simplifies his communication with...