Juhan Sütiste (until 1936 Johannes Schütz; 28 December 1899 Tähtvere Parish,

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– 10 February 1945

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) was an

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n poet. During

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, he belonged to the reserve battalion of

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schoolteachers. 1938–1940, he was the dramaturge for

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in Tallinn. In 1941, he was mobilized into Tallinn Workers' Regiment.

Works

* ''Rahutus'' (poetry collection, 1928) * ''Peipsist mereni'' (poetry collection, 1930) * ''Maha rahu'' (poetry collection, 1932) * ''Kaks leeri'' (poetry collection, 1933) * ''Südasuvi'' (poetry collection, 1934) * ''Päikese ootel'' (poetry collection, 1935) * ''Sadamad ja saared'' (poetry collection, 1936) * ''Ringkäik'' (poetry collection, 1937) * ''Kahe sõja vahel'' (cycle of poetry, 1937–1941) * ''Valgus ja varjud'' (poetry collection, 1939) * ''Ristikoerad'' (play, 1945)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sutiste, Juhan 1899 births 1945 deaths Estonian male poets 20th-century Estonian poets University of Tartu alumni Estonian military personnel of the Estonian War of Independence People from Tartu Parish