The Eurasian woodcock is relatively large wader bird living in our forests. The bird has largely black and brown feathers and relatively short legs in terms of waders. The Eurasian woodcock has excellent camouflage and a secretive lifestyle, making any rare meeting with it in our forests during the daytime a random occurrence. Only in… Read More: 31.03.2022 – Bird of the Year – the Eurasian woodcock »
The war in Ukraine began on 24 February 2022 with the Russian military invasion of Ukraine and their attack against the country’s independence. This is a continuation of the Russian–Ukrainian war that began in 2014. ‘Glory to Ukraine!’ (Slava Ukraini) is the national greeting of Ukraine, known as a symbol of Ukrainian sovereignty and resistance.… Read More: 24.03.2022 – Glory to Ukraine »
The Society of Estonian Literati is a literary and cultural society which was founded in Viljandi and operated in Tartu in 1872–1893. The idea to create the society came up at a schoolmasters’ conference in Viljandi in June 1868. Carl Robert Jakobson, who believed that Estonia needed a literary undertaking, may be considered to be… Read More: 09.03.2022 – Society of Estonian Literati 150 »
Rear admiral Johan Pitka VR I/1, KCMG (19 February 1872, Terasaugu gamekeeper’s house, Jalgsema Village, Võhmuta Parish, Järva County – autumn 1944) was an Estonian entrepreneur, sea captain, and one of the founding fathers of independent Estonia. He was one of the organisers of the Estonian national units and the Militia of Tallinn in 1917… Read More: 19.02.2022 – 150th anniversary of the birth of Johan Pitka »
A series of postage stamps dedicated to the Chinese New Year has been issued since 2011, and the postage stamp dedicated to the Year of the Tiger, which begins on 1 February this year, is the last in the series. There are a total of 12 animal signs in Chinese astrology, and the tiger is… Read More: 01.02.2022 – Chinese New Year – Year of the Tiger »
St Mary’s Church in Tartu was consecrated on 11 January 1842. The church became one of the centres of the religious life of Tartu and its members included several famous persons, such as J. V. Jannsen, M. Härma, and others.On 17 June 1869 (Julian calendar), the dress rehearsal of the mixed choirs of the first… Read More: 06.01.2022 – St Mary’s Church in Tartu »
The XXIV Olympic Winter Games will take place on 4–20 February 2022 in Beijing, China. Beijing also hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics. That makes Beijing the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Estonian athletes participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time in 1928, in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Five Estonian… Read More: 06.01.2022 – XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing »
The Estonian women’s épée team – Katrina Lehis, Erika Kirpu, Julia Beljajeva, and Irina Embrich – won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, defeating South Korea in a 36-32 win in the final. The victory was decided in the final bout between the team captains. Katrina Lehis, the anchor woman and bronze medallist in… Read More: 29.12.2021 – Estonian women’s épée team – Olympic winner »
My Stamp is a postage stamp that you can design yourself and that everyone has the possibility to order from the website pood.omniva.ee/minudisain. In the design of 15,000 postage stamps the motive of the Estonian fourth largest island Vormsi has been used, and the rest of the printing will be personalised according to orders. There… Read More: 17.11.2021 – My Stamp Vormsi »
The Art Museum of Estonia was established in 1919 as an institution tasked with collecting cultural history, ethnographic, archaeological, as well as scientific materials and making them available to the public and researchers. This wide mission has also been captured in several of the pieces which were added to the collections of the museum in… Read More: 17.11.2021 – Art – the treasures of the Art Museum… »