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Vaino Raitio
Vaino or Väino is both a masculine Estonian given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Väino Aren (born 1933), Estonian ballet dancer, actor and operetta singer * Väino Ilus (born 1929), Estonian writer *Väino Laes (born 1951), Estonian actor *Väino Linde (born 1959), Estonian lawyer and politician * Väino Reinart (born 1962), Estonian diplomat * Vaino Spencer (1920–2016), American judge *Vaino Vahing (1940–2008), Estonian writer, prosaist, psychiatrist and playwright *Vaino Väljas (born 1931), Estonian Soviet politician, Chairman of the 6th Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR *Vaino Olavi Partanen (1928–1969), Canadian naval chief petty officer * Väino Puura (born 1951), Estonian opera and operetta singer *Väino Uibo (born 1942), Estonian actor and theatre director *Väinö Voionmaa (1869–1947), Finnish politician and academic Surname *Anton Vaino (born 1972), Russian diplomat and politician * Ants Vaino (1940–1971), Estonian r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väino Aren
Väino Aren (11 August 1933 – 18 April 2023) was an Estonian ballet dancer, actor, and operetta singer. Career Born in Pala, Tartu County, Aren studied at Vanemuine Ballet Studio in Tartu. From 1953 until 1955, he studied at the Leningrad Choreographic School. In 1959 he graduated from Tallinn Choreographic School. From 1950 until 1971 (with pauses), he was ballet soloist at Estonia Theatre; from 1971 until 1975 operetta soloist and since 1978 a stage manager at Estonia Theatre. He also played in films and television series, such as his longstanding role as Kristjan Rosenkampf-Jägerfreund in the Eesti Televisioon drama series ''Õnne 13'' from 1993 until his death in 2023. Personal life Väino Aren's father was a railway worker and his mother a kindergarten teacher. His older brother was actor Rein Aren. Aren was married to ballerina and frequent stage partner Helju Aren. They were married until her death in 1984. Aren was the partner of opera singer Anu Kaal Anu Kaal (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väino Uibo
Väino Uibo (7 October 1942 – 24 January 2024) was an Estonian actor, singer, director and theatre leader. Life and career In 1970 he graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tallinn State Conservatory Performing Arts Department. Between 1970–1975 and 1977–1981 he was an actor at Vanemuine theatre, between 1981–1989 at Ugala Theatre. From 1998 to 2001, he was the head of the Kuressaare Town Theatre ( et, Kuressaare Linnateater). Besides theatre roles he appeared also in four films. From 1993 until 1998, he was the mayor of Elva, Estonia, Elva. Personal life and death Uibo was married to cultural organizer Riina Uibo, with whom he had two sons, including singer and politician Toomas Uibo. In 1989, the family relocated to Sweden. Uibo returned to Estonia in 1992, following the Estonian Restoration of Independence. Uibo died on 24 January 2024, at the age of 81. Filmography * 1971: ''Tuuline rand'' (feature film; role: Jaan) * 1972: ''Väike reekviem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Vaino
Karl Genrikhovich Vaino ( et, Karl Vaino; russian: Карл Генрихович Вайно; ''alias'' Kirill Voinov; 28 May 1923 – 12 February 2022) was an Estonian SSR politician. From 1978 to 1988 he served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Estonia. Early life and career Vaino was born in May 1923 in the Siberian city of Tomsk. He was born in the family of the communist (bolshevik) Genrikh Vaino (born Heinrich Vaino; 1889–1965), who moved from Estonia in 1918, and Lydia Savi, the daughter of Estonian immigrants who had settled in Siberia at the beginning of the 20th century. Heinrich, after the bolsheviks' failed uprising in the 1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence, fled to Soviet Russia. After graduating from what is now the Omsk State Transport University in 1947, Vaino worked in engineering and technical jobs on the railway in the Estonian SSR. He joined the CPSU in 1947. He served as Secretary of the Tallinn Regional Committee from 1948–1953. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joonas Vaino
Joonas Vaino (born 22 April 1992) is an Estonian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Finnish club Namika Lahti at the power forward position. Club career Joonas Vaino came through youth ranks to play first-tier basketball for BC Rakvere Tarvas and made his debut in KML when he was 16 years old. In his first year, he spent most of the time on the bench, because his season was marred with injuries. The following season he joined Korisliiga team LrNMKY though, where he stayed for a season. He rejoined the hometown team which had reached the finals during his Finnish year, and played there for two seasons. Since 2012, he has been playing with Namika Lahti. International career Vaino has been a member of many youth national teams with his native Estonia. With U20 team, they managed to get promotion to the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship A division, defeating Belgium U20 on their way to the final, but lost to Georgian team. Honours *Korvpalli Meistriliiga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Vaino
Arnold Vaino (26 June 1900, in Tartu – 15 March 1960, in Tallinn) was an Estonian actor and director. From 1921 to 1932, he was an actor at Vanemuine Theatre and from 1932 to 1941, he worked at Estonia Theatre Estonia Theatre is an historic building in Tallinn, Estonia, which houses the Estonian National Opera and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. The original Jugendstil building was designed by Finnish architects Armas Lindgren and Wivi L .... Besides theatre roles he played also in films. Filmography * 1927 '' Noored kotkad'' (feature film; role: student Tammekänd) * 1930 ''Vahva sõdur Joosep Toots'' (feature film; co-director and the role: Joosep Toots) * 1931 ''Kas tunned maad?'' (documentary film; role: ?) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaino, Arnold 1900 births 1960 deaths Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male silent film actors 20th-century Estonian male actors Estonian theatre directors Male actors from Tartu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ants Vaino
Ants Vaino (15 February 1940 – 15 June 1971) was an Estonian racing driver. He was born in Vändra, Pärnu County. He began his motorsport career in 1965, coached by Arkadi Nõmmeste. In 1969 and 1970 he won silver medal at Soviet Union championships for Formula 4 FIA Formula 4, also called FIA F4, is an open-wheel racing car category intended for junior drivers. There is no global championship, but rather individual nations or regions can host their own championships in compliance with a universal set of r ... class. He is multiple-times Estonian champion in different racing disciplines. He died on 15 June 1971 in Borovaya circuit in Belarus, due to injuries after formula accident. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaino, Ants 1940 births 1971 deaths Estonian racing drivers People from Vändra Racing drivers who died while racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Vaino
Anton Eduardovich Vaino (russian: Антон Эдуардович Вайно; born 17 February 1972) is a Russian diplomat and politician of Estonian descent. Currently he is the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office. Vaino is the grandson of Karl Vaino, the former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Estonia. Biography Vaino graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations at the Russian Foreign Ministry in 1996, with a degree in international relations. He worked in the Embassy of Russia in Tokyo and later in the Second Asian Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry. Vaino joined the Russian Presidential Protocol Directorate in 2002. He worked as deputy head of the Presidential Protocol Scheduling Directorate. He was named to first deputy head of this department in 2007, then deputy chief of the Government Staff, later chief of the Prime Minister's Protocol and deputy chief of the Government Staff in 2008. In 2016 he claimed to in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Voionmaa
Kaarle Väinö Voionmaa (to 1906 Wallin) (12 February 1869 in Jyväskylä – 24 May 1947 in Helsinki) was a Finnish professor, diplomat, member of the parliament of Finland, senator, minister and chancellor. He also was one of the most influential politicians during the early times of independent Republic of Finland. He was a Social Democrat.Sakari Virkkunen, "The Presidents of Finland II" / Suomen presidentit II, Helsinki: Otava Publishing Ltd., 1994). As an academic, Voionmaa contributed to introduce economic and geographic perspectives into Finnish history writings. He has studied the medieval times and the rise of the modern urban industrial society. He was also one of the founders of the School of Social Sciences in 1930 that eventually became the University of Tampere. Cabinet positions Voionmaa was one of the senators in the Tokoi senate in 1917 before the declaration of independence. Later he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Väinö Tanner 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väino Puura
Väino Puura (born 30 January 1951 in Keema, Võru County) is an Estonian opera and operetta singer (baritone). In 1978, he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory. From 1976 to 2011, he was soloist for Estonian National Opera. Besides opera roles, he has also participated in several music films (e.g. " Siin me oleme"), television series (e.g. "Kelgukoerad") Roles * envoy ( Cherubini's "Medeia", 1971 in Vanemuine) * friend (Oit's "Kes usub muinasjutte", 1972 in Vanemuine) * Figaro and Almaviva (Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ... "Figaro pulm", 1976 in Tallinna State Conservatory, 1996 in Theatre Estonia) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Puura, Vaino 1951 births Living people 20th-century Estonian male opera singers Estonian male musical theatre actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väino Ilus
Väino Ilus (born 8 December 1929) is an Estonian writer. He was born in Viljandi. From 1949 to 1953, he worked as a journalist. From 1961 to 1981, he was member of the editorial office of the journal ''Looming''. Since 1958, he was a member of Estonian Writers' Union The Estonian Writers Union (Eesti Kirjanike Liit, abbreviated EKL), is a professional association of Estonian writers and literary critics.Marje Jõeste, Küllo Arjakas, ''The Baltic States'', Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers, 1991, page 64 Hist .... Works * 1965: short stoy collection "Muutlike ilmade ajal" ('A Time of Changeable Weather') * 1968: novel "Tuulekülvid" ('Sowings of the Wind') * 1978: novel "Kinsli peremehed ('The Masters of Kinsli') References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilus, Vaino 1929 births Possibly living people Estonian male short story writers Estonian male novelists Estonian editors 20th-century Estonian writers People from Viljandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaino Olavi Partanen
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Vaino Olavi Partanen (27 May 1928 – 23 October 1969) was a member of the Canadian Forces and a recipient of the Cross of Valour for his actions during an engine room explosion aboard HMCS ''Kootenay'' on 23 October 1969. The Cross of Valour is Canada's highest decoration for bravery in non-combat circumstances. He was born in Antrea, Finland. His citation reads: :CWO Vaino Olavi Partanen was chief engine room artificer aboard HMCS ''Kootenay''. He remained at his post to inform the bridge when an explosion and fire devastated the engine room. HMCS ''Kootenay'', one of seven "Restigouche"-class-destroyer-escorts in the Canadian Navy was conducting full power trials on 23 October 1969 in the Western Approaches to the English Channel with eight other Canadian ships. At 8:21 in the morning there was an explosion in the engine room. Intense heat, flame and smoke engulfed the engine room almost immediately and spread to adjacent passageways and to the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaino Väljas
Vaino Väljas (; born 28 March 1931 in Külaküla, Hiiumaa) is a former Soviet and Estonian politician. He was the Chairman of the 6th Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR from 18 April 1963 to 19 March 1967, first secretary of communist party of Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic from 16 June 1988 to April 1990 and chairman of the party from April 1990 to August 1991. Biography Early life He was born on 28 March 1931 on the island of Hiiumaa in Estonia. After Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union, Väljas became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1952. In 1955, he graduated from Tartu State University (TSU). Career In 1949, he began working at the Komsomol. From 1955 to 1961 he held the office of First Secretary of the Central Committee of the ELKNÜ. From 1961 to 1971, Väljas was First Secretary of the Tallinn City Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia. From 1971 to 1980, he was Secretary of the Central Committee of the EKP. Since Väljas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
