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From Amsterdam University Press Most overviews dealing with eastern Vikings have cast the Eastern Baltic peoples in a predominantly passive role during the large-scale Viking movement into the region. This book demonstrates how communication networks over the Baltic Sea and further east were established and how they took different forms...

We invite you to participate in our first virtual mini-film festival in April. Representing Estonia is "The Real Life of Johannes Pääsuke" (Selfmade Cameraman), during Easter weekend. The Boston Baltic Film Festival (BBFF) was launched in 2018, when Boston's Baltic organizations jointly celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Baltic states....

The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) held its first virtual Baltic Advocacy Week from March 8th to 12th. JBANC has been holding annual in-person advocacy events for several years but missed last year because of the coronavirus. Adapting the event to the circumstances of the pandemic turned out to...

A masters student at the Estonian Academy of Arts has won the best animation award at the Palm Springs International Animation Festival. "You Are Not a Kiwi" created using watercolors by Maria Savaleva premiered in the festival's main program and won in the watercolor-animation category. The film deals with integration...

Belarus, its current political situation, and the United States’ response were among the topics discussed at the Central and East European Coalition’s (CEEC) panel discussion on February 24th, titled “Belarus's Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy”. The event was organized in coordination with the office of Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), who...

Only two weeks to go until the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) hosts its first virtual Baltic Advocacy Days, with support from the Estonian American National Council (EANC), the American Latvian Association, the Lithuanian American Coun-cil, and the Lithuanian American Community. The event will take place March 8-12 and...

An Estonian Immigrant Makes it to the White House by Ave Maria Blithe Mike Calamus. In these trying times, there is nothing more uplifting than hearing good news and finding out that in the midst of daily doom and gloom, somebody has found success. By found – I mean worked...

"Laud on kaetud!" writes jewelry artist Ülle Mesikäpp from her home in the Tallinn suburb of Nõmme. Katma lauda = to set the table in preparation for a meal and when the laud is kaetud, you're welcome to take a seat (asuma lauda, võtma istet). Katma is also simply to...

Estonia has joined its Baltic neighbors Latvia and Lithuania in a bid to secure €1.4 billion in European Union funds towards the Rail Baltica high-speed rail link, U.S. politics media site Politico reports, even if that entails blocking the launch of a €750-billion recovery fund, following a European Parliament move...

On his first full day in office, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a message for Estonia and new Prime Minister Kaja Kallas: Congratulations, Kaja Kallas, on making history as Estonia’s first female Prime Minister. The U.S. stands committed to our friendship and longstanding partnership. We look forward to...