The President of the Republic of Finland awarded Taavi Kaups with the First Class Medal of the Order of the White Rose of Finland on April 27, 2021.

Taavi Kaups (pictured, with his wife Ester) fought in the Finnish Continuation War in the ranks of the Finnish Infantry Regiment 200 as an Estonian volunteer in 1943–1944.

 

More than 3,300 Estonian volunteers fought on the Finnish fronts during the Continuation War years (1941–1944).

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Published: May 16 2021

A Cookbook for the 21st Century

 

“COOKING WITH MARIKA: Clean Cuisine from an Estonian Farm” By Marika Blossfeldt. Available at Marikab.com/product/cooking-with-marika  and Amazon.

 

Marika Blossfeldt offers a sensible approach to cooking that satisfies the taste buds, energizes the body and balances the mind.

 

She has been serving delicious and vibrant meals to guests at her farm and retreat center in Estonia for 22 summers.

Since the release of “Cooking with Marika” in May 2020, the book has won first prizes at numerous book awards, specifically:
August 27,  The Living Now Gold Medal in the category “Cookbooks – Ethnic, Holiday, Specialty”;
November 20,  Winner of the 2020 Best Book Awards in the "Cookbooks - International" category sponsored by American Book Fest;
December 22,  Winner of the 2020 Best Indie Book Award in the “Non-fiction: Cooking” category.

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Published: May 16 2021

WTC Greek Orthodox Church Opens With Work by Pärt

This fall, Arvo Pärt's a cappella choral work "O Holy Saint Nicholas" will be premiered in New York City.

 

The work will open the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center site.

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Published: May 16 2021

 

The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC), commemorated its 60th anniversary by organizing an online forum on April 28 to discuss “The U.S.-Baltic Relationship: Parliamentary Perspectives.”

 

The discussion focused on transatlantic relationships, the upcoming NATO Summit, cooperation between the Baltic parliaments and the U.S. Congress, and JBANC's work.

The event featured leading representatives of the foreign affairs committees of the parliaments of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania: Ojārs Kalniņš, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Latvian Parliament; Eerik-Niiles Kross, Member of Estonian Parliament; and Emanuelis Zingeris, Member of Lithuanian Parliament.  

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Published: May 09 2021

Foreign Ministry Summons Russian Ambassador

The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Estonia, Aleksander Petrov, on May 6 to protest and hand over a diplomatic note concerning a violation of the Estonian air border on May 5, when a Russian Federation plane passed through Estonian airspace.

 

The plane, an Ilyushin Il-96 airliner, was in Estonian airspace for around a minute.

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Published: May 09 2021

The Estonian American National Council (EANC), as a member of the Central and East European Coalition (CEEC), recently took part in hosting a virtual panel discussion event featuring prominent experts on transatlantic security.  

The event highlighted issues facing NATO ahead of the 2021 NATO summit and consisted of two panels. 

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Published: May 02 2021

Peter Kopperman and Karin Shuey of The Washington Estonian Society hosted an enlightening and entertaining virtual presentation on the “Making of Singing Revolution: The Musical” on Sunday evening April 25, 2021.

Creator Tony Spinosa, a veteran Broadway director and choreographer, shares how he spent five years researching the actual events that occurred in Estonia from 1987-1991, and then developed it into an American Musical for the stage.

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Published: May 02 2021

A grand shift in thought patterns is taking place in the U.S. following the change of administration the importance of which for the Estonian economy cannot be overestimated, James York, Enterprise Estonia export adviser in the U.S., writes in an opinion piece at ERR News.

U.S. imports were down 6 percent last year, while Estonian export to the U.S. grew by 15.5 percent to €1.123 billion.

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Published: May 02 2021