4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (653+ words) Alma Ostra'Oinas and her daughters deserve not only equestrian monuments but also our broad, profound respect and remembrance, writes Eerik'Niiles Kross. Her later contributions have been overlooked. Alma Oinas herself is a name familiar to me since childhood, because she…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (555+ words) In mid-April, a letter from the French Embassy appeared in the public document register, asking the Minister of Justice to ensure that the name of the future museum in Patarei Prison would reflect the suffering of victims of all totalitarian…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (442+ words) Wednesday marked 77 years since the Soviet March deportation, part of Operation Priboi, with candles lit and memorials held nationwide to honor the victims. On March 2528, 1949, a total of more than 90, 000 people from throughout Soviet-occupied Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were forced…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (356+ words) Planned work at a ski center in South Estonia has prompted detectorists to first scour the area for finds, and they have not been disappointed, Maaleht reported. A bronze ring, several silver coins, a gilded goblet stem, a bronze bell,…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (206+ words) The Tehumardi Soviet propaganda monument has become Estonia's first monumental heritage site to be artistically reinterpreted. The Tehumardi monument is the only former Soviet memorial left standing in Estonia's public space, preserved due to its monumental scale, heritage status and…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (196+ words) An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team in Southeastern Estonia has discovered more than 1, 000 unexploded shells from World War II in the expanded Nursipalu Training Area. Most of the shells were found in the Kohandupalu area, either buried a few meters…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (393+ words) Threats involving nuclear bombs must never be taken lightly. Anyone who doubts that should visit Hiroshima, writes Raul Rebane in his daily commentary for Vikerraadio. One of my young friends is going to Japan this fall and asked for advice…...

10+ mon, 4+ day ago  (677+ words) These collections all revolve around the 17th century. Some contributions look back at earlier centuries and a few even reach into the early 19th century, but the central focus remains that one century. What makes the 17th century so significant and worthy of…...