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Pärnamäe Cemetery
Pärnamäe Cemetery () is a cemetery in Pirita District, Tallinn, Estonia. Its area is 105.6 ha. The cemetery was opened in 1962, and the cemetery was the merger of two former cemeteries. The first burial took place in 1963. In 1993, a crematorium (the first in Estonia) was opened at the cemetery. Burials * Andres Ehin (1940–2011), writer and translator * Boris Jaanikosk (1897–1976), film actor and film director * Leida Laius (1923–1996), estonian film director * (1893–1972) scientist, broadcaster, and military engineer * Semyon Semyonovich Shkolnikov (1918–2015), cinematographer, director, and screenwriter * Hannes Starkopf (1965–2021), sculptor * Enn Toona (1909–1973), actor and director * Konstantin Treffner (1885–1978), educator and politician * Debora Vaarandi (1916–2007), writer References Cemeteries in Tallinn {{Tallinn-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pärnamäe Kalmistu
Pärnamäe is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It's located about northeast of the centre of Tallinn, situated just north of Tallinn's subdistrict Mähe and east of the settlement Viimsi. Pärnamäe has a population of 1,191 (as of 1 January 2011). References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirita
Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Pirita occupies a relatively large area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relatively small. It mostly consists of private houses instead of the large blocks of flats typical of some other districts of Tallinn, such as Lasnamäe and Mustamäe. Large parts of the district consist of newly built modern buildings and houses. Pirita Beach is located in Pirita. Pirita is one of the most prestigious and wealthiest districts of Tallinn, partly thanks to natural features such as its beach and yachting harbour. Pirita Beach is the largest in Tallinn, and in the summer it can attract up to 30,000 visitors a day. Population Pirita has a population of 17,592 (). Subdistricts Pirita is divided into 9 subdistricts (): Iru, Tallinn, Iru, Kloostrimetsa, Kose, Tallinn, Kose, Laiaküla, Tallinn, Laiaküla, Lepiku, Tallinn, Lepiku, Maarjamäe, ... [...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] |
Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastuse AS
Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers () was an Estonian publisher which published reference literature (like encyclopedias, atlases) and popular science literature. As of 2009, publisher's main shareholders were Hardo Aasmäe (owned 25.6%), Jüri Ott (owned 20.4%), and Ülo Kaevats (owned 12.0%). In 2011, the publisher went bankrupt. However, the bankruptcy proceedings got stuck because the owner of the publishing house's last office, Ülemiste City, confiscated the property in the company's office and sold it to cover the 9,000-euro rent debt. Bankruptcy administrator Tiina Mitt estimated its value at over 4.3 million euros. The location of sold documents, author contracts and books under editing is unknown. A part of the EE archive was also lost, a criminal investigation was initiated. Notable publications *1999 "100 great Estonians of the 20th century" *2004 "A ja O" References Book publishing companies of Estonia {{Estonia-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crematorium
A crematorium, crematory or cremation center is a venue for the cremation of the Death, dead. Modern crematoria contain at least one cremator (also known as a crematory, retort or cremation chamber), a purpose-built furnace. In some countries a crematorium can also be a venue for Pyre, open-air cremation. In many countries, crematoria contain facilities for funeral homes, such as a chapel. Some cemeteries or crematoria also incorporate a columbarium, a place for interring cremation ashes. History Prior to the Industrial Revolution, cremation could only take place on an outdoor, open pyre; the alternative was burial. In the 19th century, the development of new furnace technology and contact with cultures that practiced cremation led to its reintroduction in the Western world. The organized movement to instate cremation as a viable method for body disposal began in the 1870s. In 1869 the idea was presented to the Medical International Congress of Florence by Professors Coletti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andres Ehin
Andres Ehin (14 March 1940 – 10 December 2011) was an Estonian writer and translator. In 1964 he graduated from University of Tartu, studying Estonian philology (especially Finno-Ugric studies). From 1972 to 1974 he was the senior scientific editor of Estonian Soviet Encyclopaedia. From 1972 he was a member of Estonian Writers' Union. From 1968 to 1989 he was a member of Communist Party. In 1990 he joined Estonian Social Democratic Party. He married Ly Seppel (Ehin). Their daughter is poet Kristiina Ehin. He died in 2011 and was buried in Pärnamäe Cemetery Pärnamäe Cemetery () is a cemetery in Pirita District, Tallinn, Estonia. Its area is 105.6 ha. The cemetery was opened in 1962, and the cemetery was the merger of two former cemeteries. The first burial took place in 1963. In 1993, a crematori ... in Tallinn. Works * 1995: poetry collection ''Teadvus on ussinahk'' (''Consciousness is Snakeskin'') * 2000: poetry collection ''Alateadvus on alatasa purjus'' (''The Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Jaanikosk
Boris Jaanikosk (born Boris Jankovski, later Boris Borissoff; June 16, 1897 – June 1, 1976) was an Estonian film actor and film director. Life and work Boris Jaanikosk was born Boris Jankovski and later Estonianized his family name to Jaanikosk. In 1929, Jaanikosk played one of the leading roles in the Estonian film production ''Jüri Rumm'', directed by Johannes Loop. The film premiered in December 1929. In 1930, he directed the first musical film in Estonian film history. The short film ''Kuldämblik'' (The Golden Spider), for which he also wrote the screenplay, was also the first Estonian sound film. The black-and-white film is considered lost. In the 1950s, Boris Jaanikosk worked as an editor for the Soviet Estonian newsreel ''Filmikroonika''. Boris Jaanikosk is buried in Pärnamäe Cemetery () in Tallinn in the special area of the Estonian Cinema Association. Filmography *1929: ''Jüri Rumm'' as the baron *1930: ''Kuldämblik'' (director) *1946: ''Nõukogude Eesti'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leida Laius
Leida Laius (26 March 1923, in Horoshevo, Yamburgsky Uyezd, Russia – 6 April 1996, in Tallinn) was an Estonian film director. She is widely received as one of the most renowned filmmakers in Estonian cinema. In 1995 she was honored by the Estonian Cultural Foundation with the Lifetime Achievement Award in special recognition of her contributions to the cultural history of Estonia. Life Leida Laius was born into a wealthy farming family and grew up in Jamburg, later renamed Kingissep, near Saint Petersburg. Her mother Armanda was Estonian and came from an upper middle-class family in Narva, her father was Russian. He was deported to a labor camp as a kulak during the Stalin era in the late 1930s and executed there as part of the so-called Great Purge. Leida Laius volunteered for the Red Army during World War II and served as a nurse in the field hospital for the lightly wounded No. 3826 of the 22nd Army and as a librarian. She was a member of the Komsomol and a non-commiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semyon Semyonovich Shkolnikov
Semyon Semyonovich Shkolnikov (; ; 14 January 1918 – 27 July 2015) was a Soviet and later Estonian cinematographer, director, screenwriter, and front-line cameraman during the Great Patriotic War. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Estonian SSR (1978), and was the laureate of three Stalin Prizes (1946, 1947, 1951), the Nika Award (2005), and the Guild of Cinematographers' White Square Prize (2005). Biography Born in Bakhmut, Shkolnikov developed a keen interest in cinematography from a young age. At the age of six, he appeared in a film as an extra alongside his mother. After completing school, he began working as a mechanic at the Serp i Molot plant. In September 1934, he found himself at the Moscow Newsreel Studio, where he became assistant. While working at the studio, he also attended the Institute for the Advancement of Creative Workers under the State Committee for Cinematography. He graduated from the institute in 1939. That same year, he was selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannes Starkopf
Hannes Starkopf (January 7, 1965 – August 19, 2021) was an Estonian sculptor. Early life and education Starkopf was born in Tallinn. He graduated from in 1983 and from Tallinn Art University in 1991 as a sculptor. Career Starkopf worked as a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Arts from 1993 onward, and he became the head of the Department of General Sculpture in 1995. Works As a student, Starkopf restored two of Anton Starkopf's War of Independence monuments in 1988, recarving the angel statue of the Ambla War of Independence Monument and restoring the bronze reliefs of the Türi War of Independence Monument. His public sculptures include a painted bronze angel statue in the courtyard of Gustavus Adolphus High School (2005), a bust of Gustavus Adolphus for the interior (2006), and the Albert Uustulnd Monument in Kuressaare Kuressaare () is a populated places in Estonia, town on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enn Toona
Enn Toona (13 January 1909 – Väinjärve Parish – 22 March 1973 Tallinn) was an Estonian actor and director. 1934-1935 he studied at Tartu Stage Art Studio (). 1935–1936 he was an actor at Estonian Drama Theatre, 1936–1942 and 1943–1944 at Tallinna Töölisteater. 1947–1948 he was a director at Ugala Theatre. 1955-1957 he worked at Estonian Radio. 1964-1969 he was principal stage manager of Endla Theatre Endla () is a professional theatre in city of Pärnu, Estonia. The roots of the theatre came from Endla Society. The theatre opened in 1911. The first performance was ''Libahunt'' (The Werewolf) by the Estonian writer August Kitzberg. The Es .... Theatre productions * Ohlson's "Ehast koiduni" (1939) * Korneitšuk's "Platon Kretšet" (1941 and 1965) * Goldon's "Kahe isanda teener" (1942 in Vanemuine Theatre) References 1909 births 1973 deaths Estonian male stage actors Estonian male radio actors 20th-century Estonian male actors Estonian theatre di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Treffner
Konstantin Treffner (13 October 1885 – 9 December 1978 Tallinn) was an Estonian educator and politician. 1919-1920 he was Minister of Education (Estonia), Minister of Education. References 1885 births 1978 deaths Estonian schoolteachers Education ministers of Estonia Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party politicians University of Tartu alumni Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class People from Tõrva Parish Politicians from Valga County Burials at Pärnamäe Cemetery {{Estonia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
