Uido Truija

Uido Truija (born in 1944) is an Estonian lawyer and writer.

He was born in Vastseliina, Võrumaa, and graduated from Tallinn Maritime School as a shipmaster.

Uido Truija acquired his academic education in Moscow Juridical Distance Learning Institute in the faculty of law.

He has sailed seas from Arctic to Antarctic; has been engaged in Soviet Union`s state-organized fish poaching on the coast of West Africa and in Antarctic waters; has given a practical short course on building socialism in Angola, Mauritania and several other African countries; acquainted with the construction of socialism with a "human face" in China and modest capitalism in Argentina.
In addition to the above: marine practice instructor at Pärnu Marine School, 1st class driver (ambulance), 1st class diver, 1st class lawyer; sailed on the beautiful river Emajõgi as a helmsman on the cruise ship Raketa with underwater wings on the Tartu - Pihkva line; has worked as a prosecutor`s office investigator, prosecutor, economic lawyer and lawyer.
Has taken an active part in the restoration of capitalism in Estonia; organized and advised cooperatives, joint-stock companies, banks, insurances, tourism and industrial companies, parties, privatization and expropriation figures and advised bankruptcy masters.

Works by Uido Truija

* ''Eesti aastal 2044'' (''Estonia in the year 2044'', 1994)
* ''Elu planeedil Maa'' (''Life on Planet Earth'', 2001)
* ''Vanad roomlased Tallinnas'' (''Old Romans in Tallinn'', 2002)
* ''Liivimaa neitsi'' (''Maiden of Livonia'', 2004)
* ''Popullo'' (2005)
* ''Kurzeme printsess'' (''Princess of Kurzeme'', 2006)
* ''Idataevasse kerkib Veevalaja'' (''Aquarius Rises to the Eastern Sky'', 2008)
* (Sea Salty Lips, 2008)
* (''Sea Salty Lips. Second book'', 2009)
* (''Sea Salty Lips. Third book'', 2010)
* ''Pisaraterajal huika mind videvikusorrina, mu arm'' (''On a Trail of Tears Hoot Me as a Night Hawk, My Love'', 2010)
* ''Kui võim läheb hulluks'' (''When Power Goes Mad'', 2012)
* ''Оплеуха человечеству'' (''Slap in the Face of Mankind'', 1999)
* ''Geopoliitiline katastroof'' (''Geopolitical Catastrophe'', 2014)
* ''Emotsioonide vang'' (''Imprisoned by Emotions'', 1999)
* ''Mul suri koer ära'' (''My Dog is Dead'', 2014)
* ''Lubadus'' (''Promise''. A Short Story à la Chekhov, 2014)
* ''Sotsialistlik seaduslikkus ja armastus'' (''The Socialist Legality and Love''. A short story, 2014)
* Punane terror valgub üle riigipiiri (Red Terror Spills Across the State Border, 2015)
* 2005-2015. ("Flakes of Poetry". Poems from the works of Uido Truija 2005 - 2015)
* "Taevatee haigla langeb koomasse" (The Hospital of Heaven's Path Falls Into a Coma, 2017)
* "Eesti presidendi teekond" (The Route of the Estonian President, 2018)
* "Eesti Vabariigi presidendi Konstantin Pätsi vanglapäevik" (Konstantin Päts, President of the Republic of Estonia. A Prison Diary 2019)
* "Kangelasliku Seltsimees Majori juhtumised KGB teenistuses kommunismiehitamisepäevil" (The Curious Cases of Heroic Comrade Major at the Services of KGB in the Days of Communism, 2020)
* "Kompartei sekretäri juubel" (Anniversary of the Secretary of the Communist Party); A short story, "Fate & Secrets" magazine, March 2021.
* "Mürsuplahvatuse järelkaja" (Shell Explosion Aftermath); A short story, "Fate & Secrets" magazine, April-May 2021.
* "Samovarivaras" (The Samovar Thief); A short story, Nelli Teataja magazine, 1st of April 2021.
* "Massvaktsineerimine" (Mass Vaccination); A short story, Nelli Teataja Newspaper, 16th of April 2021.
* "Sinise Põrssa Pubi" (Blue Piglet Pub); A short story, "Fate & Secrets" magazine, June 2021.
* " Kaos saabub homme, hiljemalt ülehomme"; " Eesti aastal 2044" ( "Chaos will be there tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, at the latest"; "Estonia in the year 2044"), author`s edition, 2021.
* "Kaos saabub homme, hiljemalt ülehomme" ("Chaos will be there tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, at the latest"), 2022.
* "Infosõja agendid planeedil Maa" ("The agents of information war on planet Earth"), author`s edition. 2022.
* "Mina ei ole mina" ("I am not me"), author`s edition, 2023.

Publications

* ''Hagiavaldus kohtusse: käsiraamat'' (''Statement of Claim to the Court'', 1999)
* ''Kaebus halduskohtusse'' (''Appeal to an Administrative Court'', 2000)
* ''Võlaõigus ettevõtluses'' (''Law of Obligations in Business Activity'', 2001)
* ''Võlaõigusseadus ja selle rakendamine: käsiraamat'' (''Law of Obligations Act and Its Application: Handbook'', 2002)
* ''Lepingute kogumik: praktiline käsiraamat'' (''Collection of Contracts: Practical Handbook'', 2002)
* ''Hagide ja kaebuste esitamine kohtusse'' (''Filing an Action to Court'', 2003)
* ''Hagimenetlus tsiviilasjas'' (''Action of Proceeding Concerning a Civil Matter'', 2006)

Reviews

* Jan Kaus. ''Lennata või roomata? Teadvuses või reaalsuses?'' (''To Fly or to Crawl? In Consciousness or in Reality?'') – Looming nr. 3 (2003), p 399–425. (Overview of Estonian prose in 2002)
* Jüri Kallas. ''Täitsa tavaline ulmeaasta'' (''Completely Ordinary Year of Science Fiction'') – Looming nr. 3 (2003), p 426–431. (Overview of Estonian science fiction in 2002)
* Mihkel Mutt. ''Eesti kirjandus kui pretensioon.vandenõu.com'' (''Estonian Literature as pretension.conspiracy.com'') – Looming nr 3 (2007), p 431-454. (Overview of Estonian prose in 2006)

External links

Uido Truija in Estonian science fiction database – BAAS

Uido Truija – Works

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