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Mati Unt
Mati Unt (1 January 1944 Linnamäe, Voore Parish (now Voore, Mustvee Parish), Jõgeva County, Estonia – 22 August 2005, Tallinn) was an Estonian writer, essayist and theatre director. Biography His first novel, written at the age of 18 after having finished high school, was '' Hüvasti, kollane kass'' (Goodbye, Yellow Cat). He completed his education in literature, journalism and philology at the University of Tartu. After that, he served as Director of the Vanemuine Theater from 1966 to 1972, held the same position at the Youth Theater until 1991, and then at the Estonian Drama Theatre until 2003, when he became a freelance writer. Unt was married to television journalist and screenwriter Ela Tomson from 1965, until their divorce in 1973. He joined the Estonian Writers' Union in 1966. In 1980, he was named an Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR and, that same year, became one of the signatories to the Letter of 40 intellectuals. In 2000, was awarded the Order of the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ela Tomson
Ela Tomson (born Ela Liimeon; 16 February 1945) is an Estonian television journalist, editor, screenwriter, and politician. She was a member of X Riigikogu. Early life and career Tomson was born in Pärnu. She is a 1967 graduate of Tartu State University, with a degree in journalism. During her studies, she worked as an assistant to theatre director Kaarel Ird at the Vanemuine theatre in Tartu. Later, she worked as an editor and screenwriter at Eesti Telefilm. From 1972 until 1992, she worked as an editor at Eesti Televisioon before taking a position as an editor-in-chief at Pärnu Raadio from 1992 until 1994. In 1994, she returned to Eesti Television as the editor-in-chief; a position she held until 2000. Afterward, she taught secondary school in Pärnu until 2003, when she became involved in politics. She has been a member of Res Publica Party. In 2003, she was elected to the X Riigikogu. Personal life Tomson is married to film director and cinematographer Mati Põldre. From 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letter Of 40 Intellectuals
The Letter of 40 intellectuals, also The letter of 40 ( et, Neljakümne kiri), originally A public letter from Estonian SSR ( et, Avalik kiri Eesti NSV-st) was a public letter dated October 28, 1980 and posted a week later, in which 40 intellectuals attempted to defend the Estonian language and expressed their protest against the recklessness of the Republic-level government in dealing with youth protests that were sparked a week earlier due to the banning of a public performance of the band Propeller. The real reasons were much more deep-seated, and had to do primarily with the Russification policies of the Kremlin in occupied Estonia. The letter was addressed to the newspapers ''Pravda'', ''Rahva Hääl'' and '' Sovetskaya Estoniya''. None of these nor any other Soviet publication printed the letter. Copies of the letter were however widely distributed through self-publishing. Publication The letter was first published abroad on December 10, 1980 in ''Eesti Päevaleht'' (Stock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
