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Ella Ilbak
Ella Ilbak ( – August 8, 1997) was an Estonian dancer and writer. Family Ilbak was born at the Saksaveski farm in Karksi Parish in the Governorate of Livonia in the Russian Empire, the daughter of Juhan Ilbak (born 1857) and Tina Ilbak (born 1858) and the twin sister of Hilda Ilbak. Education She attended primary schools in Tartu and Tartu Pushkin Girls' High School. From 1915 to 1917, she studied at Claudia Issatchenko's School of Plastic and Theater Arts in Petrograd, and in the eurhythmics courses of Serge Wolkonsky and Émile Jaques-Dalcroze. Career In 1918 she performed at dance evenings in Estonia. From 1918 to 1919, she did further training in Paris at Maria Rutkowska's ballet studio, Raymond Duncan's academy, and Georges Hébert's acrobatic school. Her best-known dance, ''Leek'' (The Flame), was set to the music of Richard Wagner's opera ''Die Walküre''. In the 1920s and 1930s, Ilbak performed extensively outside Estonia, primarily in Europe, but also in Jerusalem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karksi Parish
Karksi Parish () was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County. In 2009, it has a population of 4,041 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 321.45 km2. After the 2017 Estonian municipal elections, municipal elections held on 15 October 2017, Karksi Parish was merged with Abja Parish, Abja and Halliste Parish, Halliste parishes and the town of Mõisaküla to form a new Mulgi Parish. Settlements ;Town Karksi-Nuia ;Villages Ainja - Allaste - Äriküla - Hirmuküla - Karksi - Kõvaküla - Leeli, Viljandi County, Leeli - Lilli, Viljandi County, Lilli - Mäeküla, Karksi Parish, Mäeküla - Metsaküla, Viljandi County, Metsaküla - Morna, Estonia, Morna - Muri, Viljandi County, Muri - Oti, Viljandi County, Oti - Pärsi - Polli, Estonia, Polli - Pöögle - Sudiste, Viljandi County, Sudiste - Suuga - Tuhalaane - Univere History Karksi was first mentioned in documents in 1241. In the 13th century the parish and the castle emerged. St. Peter's C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haifa
Haifa ( ; , ; ) is the List of cities in Israel, third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel. It is home to the Baháʼí Faith's Baháʼí World Centre, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a destination for Baháʼí pilgrimage. Built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, the settlement has a history spanning more than 3,000 years. The earliest known settlement in the vicinity was Tell Abu Hawam, a small port city established in the Late Bronze Age (14th century BCE).Encyclopaedia Judaica, Encyclopedia Judaica, ''Haifa'', Keter Publishing, Jerusalem, 1972, vol. 7, pp. 1134–1139 In the 3rd century CE, Haifa was known as a Tool and die maker, dye-making center. Over the millennia, the Haifa area has changed hands: being conquered and ruled by the Canaanites, History of ancient Israel and Judah, Israelites, Phoenicians, Assy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Mulgi Parish
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Deaths
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1895 Births
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Estonian Women Centenarians
Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * * Estonia (other) * Languages of Estonia * List of Estonians This is a list of notable people from Estonia, or of Estonian ancestry. Architects * Andres Alver (born 1953) * Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020) * Karl Burman (1882–1965) * Eugen Habermann (1884–1944) * Georg Hellat (1870–1943) * Otto Pius Hip ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Female Dancers
Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * * Estonia (other) * Languages of Estonia * List of Estonians This is a list of notable people from Estonia, or of Estonian ancestry. Architects * Andres Alver (born 1953) * Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020) * Karl Burman (1882–1965) * Eugen Habermann (1884–1944) * Georg Hellat (1870–1943) * Otto Pius Hip ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Päevaleht (1905)
''Päevaleht'' was a newspaper published from 1905 until 1940 in Estonia. History and profile The first issue of ''Päevaleht'' was published on 16 December 1905 in Tallinn. In 1924, they expanded to a new building. Following the Soviet occupation, the newspaper was replaced by ''Noorte Hääl'' (published 1940–1941 and 1944–1990) in 1940. The last regular issue was printed on 26 July 1940. During the German occupation of Estonia in World War II, a revival of the old newspaper was attempted, but only a single issue was able to appear on 29 August 1941. On 1 February 1990, the newspaper ''Noorte Hääl'' became ''Päevaleht'' once again. The paper has been digitized by the National Library of Estonia. See also * ''Päevaleht ''Päevaleht'' was a daily newspaper published in Estonia from 1990 to 1995. History and profile On 1 February 1990, the newspaper ''Noorte Hääl ''Noorte Hääl'' (meaning ''Voice of Youth'' in English) was a daily newspaper published in . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postimees
is an Estonian daily newspaper established on 5 June 1857, by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. In 1891, it became the first daily newspaper in Estonia. Its current editor-in-chief is Priit Hõbemägi. The paper has approximately 250 employees. ''Postimees'' is currently published five days a week and has the largest circulation and readership in Estonia with 55,000 copies sold during the workweek and over 72,000 on weekends. Ninety-seven per cent of the paper's circulation is subscription-based with only three per cent sold individually. The weekend edition of ''Postimees'', published on Saturdays, includes several separate sections: ''AK'' (), ''Arter'', and a television-guide. The paper is owned by namesake media company Postimees Group (formerly known as Eesti Meedia), which a company owned by entrepreneur Margus Linnamäe has a full control since 2015. History ''Postimees'' is considered to be the oldest newspaper in Estonia. ''Perno Postimees ehk Näddalaleht'' (now '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metsakalmistu
Metsakalmistu () is a cemetery in the Pirita district of Tallinn. History Metsakalmistu was originally planned to be a public central city cemetery. Eduard Vilde was the first to be buried in 1933. The original area of the cemetery was 24.2 hectares, but it has since expanded to 48.3 hectares. Metsakalmistu was officially opened in 1939. That same year, 15 people were buried in the cemetery. In 1939, the nearby Kloostrimetsa Farm cemetery was created, which eventually, through expansion, became part of an expanded Metsakalmistu. At first, the designers of the cemetery were unanimous about the general design requirements of the cemetery, but the area was still dominated by the appearance of a wild forest. Initially, there was placement of crosses, girders, ranks, and calcareous stones, the largest size of which were 80 × 50 cm. Subsequently, the use of natural barriers, such as grass slabs, were built and have been extended to include a moss bed cover, along with borders marked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian House
An Estonian House () is a center of Estonian culture, usually overseas. Numerous Estonian Houses were set up after the Soviet occupation of Estonia led to tens of thousands of Estonian people fleeing the war and the occupation and settling overseas. London On 30 May 2009, the London Estonian House opened Estonian School in London, a volunteer-supported Estonian language school teaching based on Estonian curricula employing fully qualified teachers with teaching experience from Estonian comprehensive and high schools. New York New York Estonian House was bought in 1946 by Estonian-Americans. It is located at 243 East 34th Street in the Kips Bay neighborhood on Manhattan. It houses a number of Estonian organizations such as the New York Estonian School, the editorial office of Estonian language newspaper ''Vaba Eesti Sõna ''Vaba Eesti Sõna'' (Estonian for ''Free Estonian Word'') is an Estonian expatriate weekly newspaper published in New York City, United States establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
