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Maarjamäe Palace
Maarjamäe Palace (or Maarjamäe Castle) is a building in Maarjamäe, Tallinn. The palace is located on the area of earlier ''Maarjamäe summer manor'' (), being its main building. Estonian Encyclopaedia, nr 12. 2003. Page 322. Nowadays, the palace is used by Estonian History Museum. The palace was built in 1872 (or 1874). The palace is featured by historicist style. The park has an exhibition of Soviet-era statues dating from the Soviet occupation During World War II, the Soviet Union occupied and annexed several countries effectively handed over by Nazi Germany in the secret Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact of 1939. These included the eastern regions of Poland (incorporated into three differe ... which were removed from other public spaces following the Estonian Sovereignty Declaration in 1988. References External links Entryat National Register of Cultural Monuments Buildings and structures in Tallinn {{Tallinn-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarjamäe
Maarjamäe (Estonian language, Estonian for ''"Maria's Hill"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is bordered by Pirita (subdistrict), Pirita and Kose, Tallinn, Kose to the north, Lasnamäe to the south, Kadriorg to the southwest and the Tallinn Bay, Bay of Tallinn to the west. As of 2022, it has a population of 2,412. Maarjamäe's known history dates back to 1689, with the area back then known as Ristimäe/Streitberg. The end of the 17th century saw the construction of a , with the area becoming a popular resort for the burghers. The construction of a sugar factory in 1811 saw the area become known as Suhkrumäe, with its current name only coming into existence in 1873. Suburbia construction ensued in the 1940s and 1950s, transforming the area into its modern form.Epp LankotsEESTI 20. SAJANDI ARHITEKTUURI KAITSE PROGRAMM. TALLINNA NÕUKOGUDEAEGNE EHITUSPÄRAND Tallinn 2009, lk 20 Etymology The earliest known name for the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and administratively lies in the Harju County, Harju ''Counties of Estonia, maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city, Tartu, however, only south of Helsinki, Finland; it is also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical Names of Tallinn in different languages, name Reval. “Reval” received Lübeck law, Lübeck city rights in 1248; however, the earliest evidence of human settlement in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Encyclopaedia
''Estonian Encyclopaedia'' () is an Estonian encyclopaedia which was published from 1985 to 2007. From 1985 to 1990, its title was ''Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia'' (abbreviated ENE; English: Estonian Soviet Encyclopaedia) and thereafter its title was ''Eesti entsüklopeedia'' (abbreviated EE). In 2010, the digitisation of the encyclopaedia began. The editors-in-chief were as follows: * Gustav Naan (1985–1989, volumes 1–4) *Ülo Kaevats (1989–1992) *Toomas Varrak (1992–1995) *Ülo Kaevats (1995–2002) *Hardo Aasmäe Hardo Aasmäe (11 February 1951 – 29 December 2014) was an Estonian geographer, entrepreneur and politician. He was active in the Estonian People's Front, and he was the first post-Soviet Union, Soviet mayor of Tallinn, from 1990 to 1992. For ... (2002–2007) See also * Estonian Soviet Encyclopaedia References External linksPartly digitalized Estonian Encyclopaedia Estonian encyclopedias General encyclopedias {{Estonia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian History Museum
Estonian History Museum () is a museum about the history of Estonia in Tallinn. It was initially established by the pharmacist Johann Burchart, who ran the town hall pharmacy known as the Raeapteek. Inaugurated in 1987, it picks up where its counterpart leaves off in the mid-nineteenth century to cover the political and social upheavals of the twentieth century. Its exhibits include historically dressed mannequins and recreations of domestic interiors. The 1940s and 1950s are represented by army uniforms and weapons. There is an original hut used by the Forest Brothers, the legendary partisans who fought against the Soviet occupation, and a replica of a desk used by a communist party secretary. The museum has four locations: Maarjamäe Palace, the Great Guild hall, the Film Museum, and the Theatre and Music Museum. History In 1802, Tallinn pharmacist Johann Burchard started a collection called ''Mon Faible'' (My Weakness). Its first item was an opium pipe from China. In 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historicism (art)
Historicism or historism comprises artistic styles that draw their inspiration from recreating historic styles or imitating the work of historic artists and artisans. Lucie-Smith, Edward. ''The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms''. London: Thames & Hudson, 1988, p. 100. This is especially common in architecture, where there are many different styles of Revival architecture, which dominated large buildings in the 19th century. Through a combination of different styles or the implementation of new elements, historicism can create completely different aesthetics than former styles. Thus, it offers a great variety of possible designs. Overview In the history of art, after Neoclassicism which in the Romantic era could itself be considered a historicist movement, the 19th century included a new historicist phase characterized by an interpretation not only of Greek and Roman classicism, but also of succeeding stylistic eras, which were increasingly respected. In particular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet-era Statues
Soviet-era statues are statuary art that figured prominently in the art of the Soviet Union. Typically made in the style of Socialist Realism, they frequently depicted significant state and party leaders, such as Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin. The construction of large monumental statues was a key part of Lenin's strategy of " Monumental propaganda" which proposed the use visual art to propagate revolutionary ideas. Such symbolism included other statues that were portrayals of realist allegorical figures in motion, figuratively striding forward into the new Soviet age, as well as Soviet role models, such as Nurkhon Yuldasheva. Statues of prominent socialist figures - particularly of Lenin - were mass-produced and installed in villages, towns and cities across the Soviet Union. After World War Two, the socialist states of the Eastern Bloc similarly produced a large number of statues. Removal of Soviet monuments De-Stalinization After the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953, his suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, (abbreviated Estonian SSR, Soviet Estonia, or simply Estonia ) was an administrative subunit (Republics of the Soviet Union, union republic) of the former Soviet Union (USSR), covering the Occupation of the Baltic states, occupied and annexed territory of Estonia in 1940–1941 and 1944–1991. The Estonian SSR was nominally established to replace the until then independent Republic of Estonia on 21 July 1940, a month after the 16–17 June 1940 Timeline of the occupation of the Baltic states, Soviet military invasion and occupation of the country during World War II. After the installation of a Stalinism, Stalinist communist government, government which, backed by the occupying Soviet Red Army, declared Estonia a Soviet constituency, the Estonian SSR was subsequently incorporated into the Soviet Union as a union republic on 6 August 1940. Estonia was Occupation of Estonia by Nazi Germany, occupied by Nazi Germany in 1941, and administer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Sovereignty Declaration
The Estonian Sovereignty Declaration (), fully: Declaration on the Sovereignty of the Estonian SSR (), was issued on 16 November 1988 during the Singing Revolution in the Estonian SSR. The declaration asserted Estonia's sovereignty and the supremacy of the Estonian laws over the laws of the Soviet Union. Estonia's newly elected parliament also laid claim to all natural resources: land, inland waters, forests, mineral deposits and to the means of industrial production, agriculture, construction, state banks, transportation, municipal services, etc. within Estonia's borders. Background Estonia gained independence in 1918, in the aftermath of World War I. During World War II, on 16-17 June 1940, Estonia was invaded and occupied by the Soviet army, and its territory was subsequently annexed by the Stalinist Soviet Union in August 1940. The majority of Western nations refused to recognize the incorporation of Estonia ''de jure'' by the Soviet Union and only recognized the governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
