After centuries of foreign rule by the Teutonic Order, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, and the Russian Empire, a distinct Estonian national identity gained new momentum with the Age of Awakening in …

4 days ago · More than two-thirds of the populace speak Estonian as a first language; about an additional one-fourth speak Russian as their first language (mostly in the northeast), though few …

2 days ago · Estonian authorities are vigilant in combating terrorism and other threats to security. There have been no incidents of terrorism directed toward U.S. citizens in Estonia.

However, today's Estonia is a thriving, forward-looking member state of the European Union and NATO. Read on for a brief overview of the last several thousand years, and discover where to go to learn …

Estonia (older English spelling Esthonia), officially the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti or Eesti Vabariik), is a country in Northern Europe. Estonia has land borders with Latvia to the south and …

The head of state is the president, elected by the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) for a five-year term. The president is largely a symbolic figure but does get to appoint officials, has veto power, and is the …

3 days ago · The 108th anniversary of Estonian independence will be celebrated on Tuesday with events across the country and gatherings around the world.

Estonian belongs to the Finno-Ugric linguistic group, related closely to Finnish and more distantly to Hungarian and various languages spoken in Siberia. Speakers of the language probably arrived in …

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Estonian Cultural Society in Atlanta, GA Atlanta Estonian Cultural Society has been launched with the goal of to maintain contacts between Atlanta area Estonians and their families; maintain and …