''Uus Eesti'' was a daily newspaper published in
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 ...
from September 1935 until the
Soviet occupation of Estonia
The Estonian SSR,, russian: Эстонская ССР officially the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic,, russian: Эстонская Советская Социалистическая Республика was an ethnically based adminis ...
in June 1940. The newspaper was politically aligned with the then Estonian government.
History
The paper was established in September 1935, as the successor to the paper ''Kaja''.
Columnists and regular contributors of Uus Eesti included
Johannes Aavik
Johannes Aavik ( in Randvere, Saaremaa, Estonia (then Russian Empire) – 18 March 1973 in Stockholm, Sweden) was an Estonian philologist and Fennophile who played a significant role in the modernization and development of the Estonian langu ...
,
Paul Öpik
Paul Öpik (22 January 1888 Tallinn – 23 April 1967 Tallinn) 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 ...
,
Friedebert Tuglas
Friedebert Tuglas, born Friedebert Mihkelson or Michelson (2 March 1886 – 15 April 1971) was an Estonian writer and critic who introduced Impressionism and Symbolism to Estonian literature.Aleksander Tõnisson
Aleksander Tõnisson VR I/1 (17 April 1875 – 30 June 1941) was an Estonian military commander (Major General) during the Estonian War of Independence.
In 1899 he graduated from Vilnius Military Academy. Tõnisson participated in Russo-Japanes ...
,
Marie Under
Marie Under ( – 25 September 1980) was one of the greatest Estonian poets. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 12 separate years.
Early life
Under was born in Reval (now Tallinn), Estonia to school teachers ...
,
August Gailit
August Gailit (9 January 1891 – 5 November 1960) was an Estonian writer.Endel Nirk, Arthur Robert Hone, Oleg Mutt, ''Estonian Literature: Historical Survey with Biobibliographical Appendix'', Published by Perioodika, 1987, p177
Life
Georg ...
,
Paul Kogerman
Paul Nikolai Kogerman ( in Tallinn – 27 July 1951 in Tallinn) was an Estonian chemist and founder of modern research in oil shale.
Paul Kogerman was born into a family of gas factory worker (and former sailor). He went to an elementary school ...
,
Mait Metsanurk
Mait Metsanurk (born Eduard Hubel, 19 November 1879 – 21 August 1957) was an Estonian writer who led the neo-realist school of Estonian literature.
Early years
Mait Metsanurk was born as the youngest of eight children in a peasant family in ...
,
Henrik Visnapuu
Henrik Visnapuu ( – 3 April 1951) was a well-known Estonian poet and dramatist.
Life
Henrik Visnapuu was born in Helme Parish, Viljandi County, Livonia. He first attended the village school in Reola (today in Ülenurme Parish) and college in ...
, and others.
In 1937, the
National Archives of Estonia
The National Archives of Estonia (NAE, et, Rahvusarhiiv) has been the centre of archival administration in Estonia since 1999.
Organization
NAE collects and preserves records documenting the history, culture, nationhood and social conditions ...
made an agreement with ''Uus Eesti'' photographer A. Kalm to share one photograph of each major public event in Estonia, as part of a larger project to preserve photographs from national newspapers.
The Soviets shut the paper down on 21 June 1940. The pro-soviet, socialist paper ''
Rahva Hääl
''Rahva Hääl'' (lit. ''The People's Voice'') was the official daily newspaper of the Communist Party of Estonia during Soviet occupation of Estonia. It was founded shortly after the first Soviet takeover in 1940 based on offices and resources ...
'' was printed in its place.
[Toomos, Hiio. (2006)]
Estonia, 1940-1945: Reports of the Estonian International Commission for the Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity
p. 190
References
External links
Estonian National Library archive
Newspapers published in Estonia
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