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AK - The skiing diplomat (3)
Argo Küünemäe, the charge d’affaires at the Estonian Embassy in Ottawa, is making a good name for himself in the diplomatic community. Working ...
 
Much more than concern
George Bush's visit to Europe this week has been grabbing headlines left, right and center, depending on one's choice of reading material ...
 
Agreement on Social Security between Canada and Estonia
On February 21, 2005 The Honourable Ken Dryden, Minister of Social Development signed an International Social Security Agreement on behalf of the ...
 
Quintessentially Canadian, yet... (2)
…captured in the village of Saku, just south of Tallinn. Avid North American birdwatchers or even those who put a birdfeeder out for the winter ...
 
Independence Day diplomatic reception
Toronto Estonians celebrated the 87th anniversary of Estonian independence at Estonian House on February 19, 2005 with their annual diplomatic ...
 
Mari Nation Under Threat in Russia (3)
An appeal to the authorities of Russian Federation to stop infringing on political and cultural rights of the Maris, a 600 thousand strong nation, ...
 
Photo Ingrid Kütt
The Tibupere brownie group proved victorious at the Rajaleidjate version of Eurovision, their juried annual song contest, now in its 31st ...
 
News from Montana
Friends Richard Bush of North Carolina, a distant relative of the president,and Liisa Ullman of Billings, Montana were in Washington, DC, for this ...
 
An interesting website about Estonian soldiers (1)
There are some very interesting websites that have appeared in Estonia. I accidentally stumbled across one recently at www.hot.ee/laging/.
 
Some conspiracy theories on the M/V Estonia sinking
Here I was having coffee with friends, when one of them added information which I hadn't heard before on the sinking of the ferry M/V Estonia. ...
 
Calling all “Seedrioruans”
This summer marks the 50th year that the Estonian camp Seedrioru has operated for children from London, Kitchener, St. Catharines, Hamilton as well ...
 
My fellow compatriots!
We live during quickly changing times. Just a scant fifteen years ago Estonians were exiles without a free homeland. With the re-independence of The ...
 
Worthington warns of more fake
In a February 13, 2005 Toronto Sun article (page 20, Comment Section) titled " Sgro took a last kick at the can " Peter Worthington states, ...
 
For Estonian Independence Day 2005
As we celebrate the 87th anniversary of freedom and self determination, the 60th anniversary of another historical milepost causes anguish and a ...
 
Drawing conclusions (1)
A reader recently wrote that he felt that post-war Soviet era trials lacked credibility in the eyes of Estonians. Accordingly, he questioned the ...
 
Leader: On the ban bandwagon (1)
Thanks to Prince Harry, European politicians have been recently debating a ban on the use of evil symbols. Their thinking is that such a ban might be ...
 
';Me õnnitleme';: Estonian Kindergarten turns 40 (4)
The Toronto Estonian Kindergarten will be marking its 40th anniversary of teaching our youngsters in Estonian about a land, language and culture ...
 
To condemn, to renounce, to repeal, yes, that is the question
To condemn (hukkamõistmine), renounce (loobuma) or repeal (tühistamine) have vastly different meanings. Condemnation denotes extreme disapproval. ...
 
Leader: The Tartu Peace Treaty, and What If?
The exercise of What If is not simply diversionary amusement for historians, a parlour game to be belittled. Looking at past events with the ability ...
 
The saga of a ropedancer
Jaan Kross. Treading Air, Translated by Eric Dickens, Harvell Press, London, 2003, 346 pg.

When Jaan Kross returned from a 5+5 sentence in a GULAG ...
 
2005 – The Year of Early Risers! (1)
In 2005 you may find yourself rikas nagu Riia kikas (rich like a Riga rooster), especially if you were born in previous rooster years as marked by ...
 
13 questions for Airi Ojamets - Lissabon
http://www.lisest.org/
Estonians from all over the world – be it in their motherland or abroad – are keen Eurovision watchers every year. The ...
 
Leader: Faces of evil (1)
The world media focussed on the 60th anniversary of the opening of Auschwitz's gates this week. It is hardly churlish to ask that the same ...
 
World premiere of Omar Daniel's The Passion of Lavinia Andronicus
On Saturday, March 5 at 8:00 p.m., Soundstreams Canada presents one of the world’s finest vocal chamber groups, The Hilliard Ensemble, in concert ...
 
Estonian radio broadcasts from the Yukon
Although there are conflicting reports as to how many Estonians live in the Yukon - some say 3, others 11 -, there is evidence of ample interest in ...
 
A reader writes: (1)
In an informative and thoughtful article, “Estonians ask: “who's a fascist? (III)”, (“Estonian Life” Nov. 26, 2004) Laas Leivat refers ...
 
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