Estonian Embassy Considered One of Washington DC's Most Beautiful Embassies

Travel website The Culture Trip recently published a list of the most beautiful embassies in Washington DC. Estonia appeared on the list alongside its Nordic neighbours Finland and Sweden. This morning Toomas Hendrik Ilves tweeted - 'I thought so when I picked it out, bought and renovated it 23 years ago.' Mr Ilves is obviously a man of good taste!

The Estonian Embassy

2131 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC

This house on Embassy Row was originally built for a doctor in 1905, and later was home to the Peruvuian Embassy, until Estonia bought it in 1994. The neoclassical style architecture makes it one of the standout buildings on Embassy Row.

To read The Culture Trip article, please click here: Washington, DC's Most Beautiful Embassies

In memory of the victims of the June 14, 1941 Soviet deportations in Estonia

Estonians across the globe will gather to light candles tonight in remembrance of the victims of the first mass deportation in the Baltic States. On the night of the 13th June 1941, the Red Army in Soviet-occupied Estonia rounded up 9603 innocent civilians and sent them to desolate and underdeveloped parts of Russia.  Of the victims, 3512 were men, 3024 women and 3067 children. The men were sent to prison camps in Siberia and the women were forced to work in hard labour camps. May we never forget this Soviet atrocity that tore families apart ruined a generation  of Estonians. There probably isn't a single Estonian family who did not lose somebody as a result of Stalin's deportations.

Video: A walk through Tallinn

Need abit of inspiration or motivation to visit Tallinn? Take a look at this video!

Two extensive history anthologies completed for Estonian centennial - ERR News

Avita Publishers and TEA Publishers held a joint book launch for two new and extensive anthologies designed for the centennial of the Republic of Estonia next year — "History of Estonia" and "Republic of Estonia 100."

TEA Publishers' reference book "Republic of Estonia 100" contains everything essential which characterizes the Republic of Estonia — its statehood, its fight for freedom and the history of the nation state as well as its nature, people, economy and culture, including its cultural traditions.

Avita Publishers' "History of Estonia" focuses on the history of the region, from the establishment of its earliest settlements through today. The work takes a territorial approach to portraying history, however the development of Estonians' national identity is analyzed as well.

To read the full ERR News article, please click here: Book launch

More information about the books can be found here:
TEA Publishers -  Republic of Estonia 100
Avita Publsihers: https://www.avita.ee/

University of Tartu ranked 314th best university in the world

According to the QS World University Ranking, the University of Tartu is ranked the 314th best university in the world. This is an excellent result compared to the previous ranking in 2012 which placed the university at 501. The University of Tartu is now the highest rated university in the Baltics. 

To view to full list, please click here: QS World University Rankings

Top 10 Tallest Buidings In Tallinn

Estonia is not known for its tall buildings however from 1549 to 1626 Tallinn's St.Olaf's Church was considered the tallest building in the world. Today however, hotels make up the majority of the cities skyscapers. To discover which buildings are the tallest in Tallinn, take a look at this video.

Ott Lepland's new single - Siin me kokku saime

If you're like me and enjoy listening to music by Ott Lepland then you'll be pleased to know that he has just released a new single. The song is called 'Siin me kokku saime' which translates to 'here we got together' in English. You can listen to it here. Enjoy!