Monthly Archives: August 2013

In VEMU: A lecture by dr. Marin Laak: The Birth Story and Destiny of Kalevipoeg Today

On Thursday August 29th 2013, 7.30 pm at Tartu College in Toronto dr. Marin Laak (Estonian Literature Museum) gives a lecture on the topic of “Kalevipoja” sünniloost ja saatusest tänapäeval” (The Birth Story and Destiny of Kalevipoeg Today).

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In VEMU: A lecture by dr. Sirje Kiin: The Life and Poetry of Juhan Viiding

On Tuesday August 27th 2013, 7.30 pm at Tartu College in Toronto dr. Sirje Kiin gives a lecture on the topic of “Juhan Viidingu elu ja luule” (The Life and Poetry of Juhan Viiding).

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Letters from Abroad

Until recently paper letters were the only possibility to stay in touch with family members or friends, who were forced to leave their homeland.

Read more August 23, 2013
From Australia to Estonia. The Expatriate Estonian Literature Centre at the TLÜ Academic Library

Chairman Aleksander Peel of the Estonian Society in Australia had the idea to establish Estonian archives in Australia in 1952. Real work with the archives began in 1952 when Dr Hugo Salasoo became the head archivist and held this position for 38 years until 1991. In the autumn of the same year, just before his 90th birthday, the archivist passed away. The archives moved into the Sydney Estonian House in 1994 and Maie Barrow became the head archivist.

Read more August 21, 2013
New Publications

“Lithuanians in DP Camps in Germany, 1945–1951” (Lith. “Lietuviai DP stovyklose Vokietijoje, 1945–1951”) by Vincas Bartusevičius:

Read more August 20, 2013