The Baltic Way – the longest unbroken human chain in history
WEBAt 7:00 PM on 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from Tallinn through Riga to Vilnius, spanning 675 kilometres, or 420 miles. It was a peaceful protest against the illegal Soviet occupation and also one of the earliest and longest unbroken human chains in history.
A hundred interesting facts about Estonia - Estonian World
WEBFeb 25, 2024 · 1. Estonia has one of the lowest population densities in the world (28 per sq km; 72.5 per sq mi) – placing it 188th in the world. 2. Estonia is slightly bigger than Denmark and has a coastline fragmented with 1,521 islands. 3.
MS Estonia’s damage much greater than previously thought
WEBJun 21, 2022 · In 2021, investigators from the Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau thought the damage on the starboard side of the MS Estonia’s wreck was 22 metres long, but now they see it extends to more than 40 metres. A photogrammetric survey of the wreck of MS Estonia was carried out by the Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau and the …
Two Estonian actors have been cast in the new Netflix series, …
WEBJun 23, 2021 · Two Estonian actors – Pääru Oja and Henessi Schmidt – have been cast in the new Netflix series, “Vikings: Valhalla”, which is a sequel to the highly popular series, “Vikings”. Pääru Oja is a 31-year-old Estonian actor who has starred in the Estonian TV series, “Kättemaksukontor” (The Office of Revenge), in the World War Two ...
Estonia celebrates the restoration of independence - Estonian World
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Estonia was free again. The first country to diplomatically recognise Estonia’s reclaimed independence was Iceland, on 22 August. The Soviet Union recognised the independence of Estonia on 6 September 1991. This is the brief look back at the history of Estonia’s independence movement during the …
New discoveries place a question mark on the official MS Estonia ...
WEBSep 28, 2021 · MS Estonia was a 16,000-ton, 157 metres-long (515.16 ft) cruise ferry, built in 1980 at the German shipyard Meyer Werft in Papenburg. It sailed as Viking Sally (1980-1990), Silja Star (1990–1991) and Wasa King (1991–1993), before named Estonia. The ferry, at the time the largest ship under the Estonian flag, began serving the Tallinn ...
Alar Karis elected president of Estonia - Estonian World
WEBAug 31, 2021 · Alar Karis elected president of Estonia. On Tuesday, 31 August, the Estonian parliament, Riigikogu, elected Alar Karis the new president of Estonia in a second round of voting; the incumbent president, Kersti Kaljulaid, was not supported by the governing Centre Party and the Reform Party. Alar Karis (63) was nominated by all 25 members of the ...
A new Estonian centre to be built in Toronto
WEBApr 16, 2022 · The ceremonial groundbreaking for an international Estonian centre called the Keskus was recently celebrated in Toronto, Canada, marking the first time in over half a century that a new Estonian community hub is being built abroad. A large audience of Estonian descendants as well as Canadian dignitaries attended the ceremonial groundbreaking ...
Life in Estonia at the outset of the WW2 and occupation - Estonian …
WEBJul 10, 2015 · An eyewitness account of life in Estonia at the beginning of 50 years of Soviet occupation in June 1940 – Estonia’s darkest hour. When World War Two broke out in September 1939, no-one could have imagined the horrific consequences it would have for Estonia and its people. At the start of the war, Estonia had declared itself neutral and for ...
Estonia becomes the only country in the world led by women
WEBJan 26, 2021 · Estonia becomes the only country in the world led by women. On 26 January, at sunrise – 8:44 AM to be precise – Estonia became the only country in the world that’s currently led by women: both the elected president, Kersti Kaljulaid, and the elected prime minister, Kaja Kallas, are female. The keyword here, though, is “elected ...