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Vello Lumi
Vello is an Estonian masculine given name. People named Vello include: * Vello Asi (1927–2016), interior architect, graphic designer and professor *Vello Helk (1923–2014), Danish historian of Estonian origin *Vello Jürna (1959–2007), opera singer *Vello Kaaristo (1911–1965), cross-country skier *Vello Lään (born 1937), journalist * Vello Leito (born 1941), politician * Vello Lõugas (1937–1998), archaeologist *Vello Orumets (born 1941), singer *Vello Pähn (born 1958), conductor * Vello Pärnpuu (born 1973), wrestler * Vello Rummo (1921–2009), theatre director * Vello Saatpalu (1935–2013), engineer, politician and sport sailor *Vello Salo (1925–2019), clergyman, theologist, writer and translator * Vello Salum (1933–2015), Lutheran clergyman, Soviet dissident and politician *Vello Toomemets ( :et) (born 1954), musician and composer * (born 1951), Buddhist, artist and freedom fighter * (1923–2007), Soviet military commander *Vello Viisimaa (1928–1991), ope ... [...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] |
Vello Rummo
Vello Rummo (15 May 1921 Nõmmküla, Raikküla Parish – 24 November 2009 Pärnu) was an Estonian theatre director and pedagogue. During World War II, he was mobilized into the Red Army and belonged to 8th Estonian Rifle Corps. In 1953 he graduated from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts' (GITIS) Estonian studio. From 1945 until 1949, he worked at Estonian Radio Eesti Raadio (Estonian Radio, ER) was the public service radio broadcaster of Estonia that, at the time of closure, operated five national radio stations. It was closed in 2007 as a result of a merger with Eesti Televisioon (Estonian Television, .... From 1955 until 1961, he was the chief director and artistic manager of Eesti Televisioon. In 1957, was one of the founders of the Tallinn State Conservatory 's Department of Performing Arts and for more than ten years was a lecturer with the institution. From 1969 until 1982, he was the chief stage manager at Endla Theatre in Pärnu and from 1982 until 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
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Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Vinn
Vello Vinn (born 4 October 1939) is an Estonian Printmaking, printmaker. Life and work Vello Vinn was born in Sõrve Peninsula, Sõrve, Saaremaa on 4 October 1939. He studied English philology at the University of Tartu in 1959 to 1962, and art in the Estonian Academy of Arts from 1963 to 1968 where he graduated in the field of glass art. In 1968 he promptly ditched glass for print. His specialty became etching and drypoint. In the nineties he participated in the Estonian 'PARA'-Surrealist movement (Eller 1996; Kaevats 1998; Helme and Kangilaski 1999). The works of Vello Vinn form a noteworthy example of the oeuvre of an Estonian printmaker from the late 1960s and early 1970s, and they boast a holistic and emphatically unique image system. Vinn’s highly original visual world is grounded in his mastery of various printmaking techniques, delicate treatment of images and witty associations. The artist’s play with space and images, his ability to notice details and different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Viisimaa
Vello Viisimaa (1 January 1928 – 14 February 1991) was an Estonian opera singer and stage actor who appeared mostly in operettas. Biography Career Vello Viisimaa was born in Tallinn, Estonia, the son of opera singer Aarne Viisimaa and Hilda Marie Viisimaa (''née'' Hansen). He had one older brother, Uno Viisimaa. From 1944 to 1980 he worked at the Estonia Theatre, from 1944 to 1949, he was a theater actor and stage manager, and from 1950 to 1980 he was a soloist. He also performed with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.''Tallinna Jaani Kogudus, II pihtkonna III personaalraamat; 1919-1940'' ra.ee; accessed 21 December 2015. In addition to his stage roles, Viisimaa appeared in several popular Estonian television comedy films directed by [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Salum
Vello Salum (5 July 1933 – 30 November 2015) was an Estonian Lutheran clergyman, Soviet dissident, and politician. Salum was born in Elistvere in Tartu County. His father August Johannes Salum was a veterinarian and politician. He was a member of Constitutional Assembly of Estonia. In 2000, he was awarded with Order of the National Coat of Arms, III class. Salum died on 30 November 2015 in Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ... and was buried on 10 December 2015 in Pilistvere Cemetery. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Salum, Vello 1933 births 2015 deaths Estonian Lutheran clergy Estonian dissidents Estonian National Independence Party politicians Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni People from Tartu Parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Salo
Vello Salo (until 1945 Endel Vaher; 5 November 1925 Võisiku Parish, Viljandi County – 21 April 2019) was an Estonian Catholic cleric, essayist, translator. He was a notable promoter of Estonian literature in exile. By confession, he was a Catholic. During WW II, he joined with Finnish Infantry Regiment 200. In 1962, he established Estonian exile publishing house Maarjamaa. Since 1998, he was a member of Estonian Writers' Union. Since 2001, he was a priest for Pirita Monastery. In 2018, the documentary film was made about Salo's life. The film was titled as "Igapäevelu müstika" ('Vello Salo: The Mystery of Everyday Life'), directed by Jaan Tootsen. He was honorary alumnus of the Estonian Students' Society. eys.ee References {{DEFAULTSORT:Salo, Vello 1925 births 2019 deaths Estonian Christian clergy Estonian theologi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Saatpalu
Vello Saatpalu (31 May 1935 Tallinn – 5 January 2013) was an 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, a ...n engineer, politician and sport sailor. He was a member of VII Riigikogu. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Saatpalu, Vello 1935 births 2013 deaths Estonian engineers Estonian male sailors (sport) Social Democratic Party (Estonia) politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1992–1995 Tallinn University of Technology alumni Politicians from Tallinn Burials at Rahumäe Cemetery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vello Pärnpuu
Vello Pärnpuu (born 12 February 1973) is an Estonian wrestler. Career He was born in Koonga, Pärnu County. In 1999 he graduated from Estonian Agricultural University The Estonian University of Life Sciences ( Estonian: ''Eesti Maaülikool'', EMÜ) located in Tartu, Estonia, is the former Estonian Agricultural University, which was established in 1951 and renamed and restructured in November 2005. Eesti Maaü .... He began his sporting career in Koonga basic school, coached by Harri Timberg. He has participated in World Wrestling Championships. He is multiple-times Estonian champion. References Living people 1973 births Estonian male sport wrestlers Estonian University of Life Sciences alumni People from Lääneranna Parish {{Estonia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Language
Estonian ( ) is a Finnic language, written in the Latin script. It is the official language of Estonia and one of the official languages of the European Union, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people; 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,000 outside Estonia. Classification Estonian belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family. The Finnic languages also include Finnish and a few minority languages spoken around the Baltic Sea and in northwestern Russia. Estonian is subclassified as a Southern Finnic language and it is the second-most-spoken language among all the Finnic languages. Alongside Finnish, Hungarian and Maltese, Estonian is one of the four official languages of the European Union that are not of an Indo-European origin. From the typological point of view, Estonian is a predominantly agglutinative language. The loss of word-final sounds is extensive, and this has made its inflectional morphology markedly more fusional, especially with respect to no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
