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Jüri Visk
Jüri Visk (1 January 1885 Halinga Parish (now Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish), Kreis Pernau – 30 August 1957 Sauga Selsoviet, Pärnu District) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of II Riigikogu, representing the Workers' United Front. He was a member of the Riigikogu since 24 September 1924. He replaced Boris Kumm. On 1 October 1924, he was removed from his position and he was replaced by Mihkel Pikkur. Visk's daughter was politician Erna Visk Erna Visk (4 May 1910 – 20 April 1983) was an Estonian and Soviet politician. Erna Visk was born in Pärnu. Her father was Workers' United Front politician Jüri Visk, who served in the II Riigikogu. She was appointed Minister of Social S .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Visk, Juri 1885 births 1957 deaths People from Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish People from Kreis Pernau Workers' United Front politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1923–1926 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish
Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish ( et, Põhja-Pärnumaa vald) is a rural municipality in Pärnu County.http://www.pparnumaa.ee/ (accessed 7 March 2020) Settlements ;Boroughs Pärnu-Jaagupi, Tootsi, Vändra ;Villages There are 86 villages: Aasa, Allikõnnu, Altküla, Aluste, Anelema, Arase, Eametsa, Eense , Eerma, Enge, Ertsma , Halinga, Helenurme, Kaansoo, Kablima , Kadjaste, Kaelase, Kaisma, Kalmaru, Kangru , Kergu, Kirikumõisa , Kobra , Kodesmaa, Kõnnu , Kose , Kullimaa , Kuninga , Kurgja, Langerma , Leetva, Lehtmetsa , Lehu, Libatse, Loomse, Luuri, Lüüste, Mädara, Mäeküla, Maima, Massu, Metsavere, Metsaküla , Mõisaküla, Mustaru, Naartse, Oese, Oriküla, Pallika , Pärnjõe, Pereküla, Pitsalu, Pööravere , Rae, Rahkama, Rahnoja , Rätsepa, Reinumurru, Roodi , Rõusa, Rukkiküla, Säästla, Salu , Samliku, Sepaküla , Sikana, Sohlu, Sõõrike, Soosalu , Suurejõe, Tagassaare, Tarva, Tõrdu, Tühjasma, Ünnaste, Vahenurme, Vakalepa, Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kreis Pernau
Kreis Pernau (''Pärnu kreis'', ''Перновский уезд'') was one of the nine subdivisions of the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate (in present-day southwestern Estonia). The territory of Kreis Pernau corresponds to most of the present-day Pärnu County and parts of Viljandi County, Viljandi and Rapla County, Rapla counties. Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Pernau had a population of 98,123. Of these, 94.0% spoke Estonian language, Estonian, 3.7% German language, German, 1.1% Russian language, Russian, 0.7% Latvian language, Latvian, 0.4% Yiddish language, Yiddish and 0.1% Polish language, Polish as their native language. References {{coord missing, Russia Kreis Pernau, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pärnu District
Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga, which is a part of the Baltic Sea. In the city, the Pärnu River drains into the Gulf of Riga. Pärnu is a popular summer holiday resort town among Estonians with many hotels, restaurants and large beaches. The city is served by Pärnu Airport. History Perona (german: Alt-Pernau, links=no, et, Vana-Pärnu, links=no), which was founded by the bishop of Ösel–Wiek , suffered heavily under pressure of the concurrent town, and was finally destroyed . Another town, Embeke (later german: Neu-Pernau, links=no, et, Uus-Pärnu, links=no) was founded by the Livonian Order, who began building an Ordensburg nearby in 1265. The latter town, then known by the German name of , was a member of the Hanseatic League and an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
II Riigikogu
II Riigikogu was the second legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1923 elections (held on 5–7 May 1923). It sat between 31 May 1923 and 14 June 1926, before the next round of elections were held. Parties and seats Officers The following is a list of the Riigikogu's officers during the second legislative session:Estonian_language.html" ;"title="n Estonian language">Estonian Retrieved 24 January 2018. Chairmen * Jaan Tõnisson, 7 June 1923 – 27 May 1925 * August Rei, from 9 June 1925 First Assistant Chairmen * Karl Johannes Virma, 7 June 1923 – 27 November 1924 * Jaan Soots, 27 November 1924 – 16 December 1924 * August Jürima, from 16 December 1924 Second Assistant Chairmen * Aleksander Leopold Raudkepp, 7 June 1923 – 27 November 1924 * Karl Johannes Virma, 27 November 1924 – 16 December 1924 * Mihkel Martna, 16 December 1924 – 10 December 1925 * Tõnis Kalbus, 10 June 1925– 15 December 1925 * Joha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workers' United Front
The Workers' United Front ( et, Töörahva Ühine Väerind) was a political party in Estonia. History The party was a front for the Communist Party, which had used umbrella organisations to participate in politics since being banned in 1918. Estonica In the 1923 elections the party won 10 seats, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Kumm
Boris Kumm ( – 21 November 1958) was an Estonian communist politician. Biography Kumm was born in Pärnu. From 1919 until 1920, he participated in the Estonian War of Independence. In 1923, he joined the Communist Party of Estonia (EKP), and was elected to the Riigikogu, the Estonian parliament. After the EKP was banned in 1924, Kumm was arrested and sentenced to 15 years' hard labour. He was released in 1938. In 1938–1940 he organized the local EKP in Pärnu. In 1940, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union. Kumm served as People's Commissar for Internal Affairs of the Estonian SSR in 1940–1941 and People's Commissar for State Security of the Estonian SSR in 1941. When Nazi Germany occupied Estonia in 1941, Kumm fled to Moscow, where he continued working for the People's Commissariat for State Security. He returned to Estonia after the Red Army liberated it from German occupation in 1944. In 1945, Kumm was appointed major general of the Red Army. Kumm again ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihkel Pikkur
Mihkel Pikkur (also Mihkel Pikkor; 13 March 1896 Voltveti Parish (now Saarde Parish), Kreis Pernau – 6 January 1943 Velikiye Luki, Russian SFSR) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of II Riigikogu. He was a member of the Riigikogu since 1 October 1924. He replaced Jüri Visk Jüri Visk (1 January 1885 Halinga Parish (now Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish), Kreis Pernau – 30 August 1957 Sauga Selsoviet, Pärnu District) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of II Riigikogu, representing the Workers' United Front. He was .... On 14 November 1924, he was removed from his position and he was replaced by Johann Põlenik. References 1896 births 1943 deaths People from Saarde Parish People from Kreis Pernau Workers' United Front politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1923–1926 Soviet military personnel killed in World War II {{Estonia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erna Visk
Erna Visk (4 May 1910 – 20 April 1983) was an Estonian and Soviet politician. Erna Visk was born in Pärnu. Her father was Workers' United Front politician Jüri Visk, who served in the II Riigikogu. She was appointed Minister of Social Security of the Estonian SSR in 1958. Visk also served in the III Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic and the IV Supreme Council of the Estonian SSR. She was buried in Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...'s Forest Cemetery. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Visk, Erna 1910 births 1983 deaths Politicians from Pärnu 20th-century Estonian women politicians 20th-century Estonian politicians Government ministers of Estonia Soviet women in politics Estonian communists Women government ministers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ''maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city Tartu, however only south of Helsinki, Finland, also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name Reval. Tallinn received Lübeck city rights in 1248,, however the earliest evidence of human population in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The medieval indigenous population of what is now Tallinn and northern Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Births
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Deaths
1957 (Roman numerals, MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday, common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
