A Canadian actress of Estonian origin, Julia Desotto, will give four performances in Estonia this month, presenting her one-woman show about three significant female figures in her life: her Estonian mother, Italian grandmother and Scottish mother-in-law.

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Published: June 27 2014

Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja took a jab at Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who said the situation in eastern Ukraine bears a resemblance to the events of 1919 and 1940 in Estonia.

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Published: June 27 2014

Photos: Historic Estonian Church has also a Facebook community page “Estonian Ev. Martin Luther Church in Gleason, Wisconsin”.

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Published: June 24 2014

Original Incorporation Document.

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Published: June 24 2014

Photo: Marju Rink-Abel, Arvo Pärt, Carnegie Hall, May 31, 2014

In honor of his "Extra-ordinary Contributions of Artistic and Cultural Significance," Marju Rink-Abel, EANC president, presented Arvo Pärt with a Lifetime Achievement Award at a special post-Carnegie Hall concert reception on May 31, 2014.

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Published: June 17 2014

One of the number of Song and Dance Festival sponsors is Felix, producer of hapu/kurgid (pickles), moosid (jams), mahlad (juices), majonees, ketšup and supid, such as the made-for-this-summer-only laulu/peo/supp – song festival soup. The type of soup chosen for this honor is värske/kapsa/borš veise/lihaga or fresh cabbage borscht with beef, described as “Rohkete aed/viljadega supp!” – soup with plenty of vegetables!

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Published: June 17 2014

Photo by Valts Vitums — at Victims of Communism Memorial.

Ambassador Kaljurand and Col. Aivar Salekešin laid a wreath at the Victims of Communism Memorial today. People gathered there on June11, 2014, for the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation's (VOC) 20th Anniversary Ceremony.

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Published: June 17 2014

President Ilves speaking at Green Library, Stanford University. Photo credit: Steve Castillo

by Gabrielle Karampelas

As part of his official visit to the United States, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves of the Republic of Estonia visited Stanford University on Friday, May 23 to speak about “Evolving into a Genuinely Digital Society.”

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Published: June 10 2014