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Orto (also ''Eesti Kirjastus Orto'') was an Estonian
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outside Estonia. The company published mainly classical works of Estonian literature, but also new books by Estonian-language writers. The company was established in 1944
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. Soon, the company was moved to
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, Sweden. Later, the company was moved to
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, Canada. The company's owner was Andres Laur. In total, the company published 405 different kind of books.


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Archives

There is a Orto Estonian Publishing House
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at
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. The archival reference number is R3396.


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{{Reflist Book publishing companies of Estonia Estonian diaspora