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Supreme Council Of Estonia
The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR (Estonian language, Estonian: ''Eesti NSV Ülemnõukogu'') was the formal Rubber stamp (politics), rubber stamp legislative body of the Estonian SSR without any substantive meaning, which was formally elected in general elections, but whose members were essentially appointed by the leadership of the Communist Party. Before 1988, the Supreme Soviet had no meaningful political role. After its first democratic elections on 18 March 1990, the institution was renamed the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia on 8 May 1990.The Estonian language, Estonian name ''Ülemnõukogu'' remained the same, but its translation into English is usually changed from this point from "Supreme Soviet" to "Supreme Council", together with the change of the official name of the country. Organization The structure and formal functions of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Estonian SSR were copied from the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Emblem of the Estonian SSR was adopted by the Stalinist authorities after the Soviet Union had occupied and annexed Estonia in August 1940. The emblem features a sunrise accented by sunbeams, the hammer and sickle for the victory of communism and the "world-wide socialist community of states", and the red star to represent the affiliation to communism. The emblem consists mainly of the colors red, yellow and green. In the lower part the interlaced text reads in , an abbreviation for ('Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic'). To the right, rye stalks encircle the center of the coat of arms, and to the left arcs a branch of a coniferous tree. The banner bears the Soviet Union state motto, "Workers of the world, unite!", in both Estonian and Russian. The official usage of the Soviet emblem was discontinued in Estonia in 1990, as the country switched back to the original coat of arms of independent Estonia along with other national symbols, display of which had been banned under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Soviet Of The Soviet Union
The Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (SSUSSR) was the highest body of state authority of the Soviet Union (USSR) from 1936 to 1991. Based on the principle of unified power, it was the only branch of government in the Soviet state. Prior to 1936, the Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union, Congress of Soviets was the supreme legislative body. During 1989–1991 Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union, a similar, but not identical structure was the supreme legislative body. The Supreme Soviet appointed the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, Council of Ministers, the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union, Supreme Court, and the Procurator General of the Soviet Union, Procurator General of the USSR as well as elected the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, Presidium which served as the USSR's Head of state#Multiple or collective heads of state, collective head of state under both the 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union, 1936 and 1977 Constitutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Jakobson
August Jakobson (2 September 1904 – 23 May 1963) was an Estonian writer and politician. He was one of the few Estonian playwright among his contemporaries whose plays were untouched by Soviet censorship and reached other Soviet states. He has been described as the leading Stalinist in Soviet Estonian drama. In the 1960s his work was described as "ideologically militant". Early life and education Born Augustin Jakobson in Pärnu, he was the son of Mihkel Jakobson (1874–1951) and Maria Jakobson (''née'' Moritson, 1876–1950). Jakobson graduated from school in 1926 in Pärnu, then studied economics at the University of Tartu from 1926 to 1929 and medicine from 1931 to 1935. However, he left school without acquiring a formal degree. His debut novel, ''Vaeste-patuste alev'' (1927), won the first place award in a literary competition sponsored by the publishing house Loodus. Career He was the head of the Estonian Writers' Union from 1939 to 1940 and again from 1944 to 1946 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Päll
Eduard Päll (pseudonym Hugo Angervaks; 15 October 1903 in Koosa, Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia – 13 June 1989 in Tallinn) was an Estonian politician, linguist and writer. 1947–1950, he was the chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR (Estonian language, Estonian: ''Eesti NSV Ülemnõukogu'') was the formal Rubber stamp (politics), rubber stamp legislative body of the Estonian SSR without any substantive meaning, which was formally ele .... References External links Eduard Päll at Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary 1903 births 1989 deaths Politicians from Peipsiääre Parish People from Kreis Dorpat Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Second convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Third convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia Heads of state of the Estonian Soviet Soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Vares
Johannes Vares (pen name Barbarus or Vares-Barbarus – 29 November 1946) was an Estonian poet, medical doctor, and politician. Early life and education Vares was born in a farmer family in the village of Kiisa, near Viljandi, Estonia. He received secondary education at Pärnu Gymnasium, and in 1910–1914 studied medicine at the University of Kyiv. Medical career Vares served as a military physician in World War I, and after that as a military physician for the Estonian Army during the Estonian War of Independence (1918–1920). He was awarded the Estonian Cross of Liberty for the participation. In the 1920s, Vares started working as a medical doctor in Pärnu. He subsequently became a well-known poet as well as a radical socialist, using the pen name Johannes Barbarus. Prime minister of Estonia During World War II, after the Stalinist Soviet Union invaded and occupied Estonia in June 1940, Andrei Zhdanov, leader of the Soviet aggression, forced the Estonian pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Jure
In law and government, ''de jure'' (; ; ) describes practices that are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality. The phrase is often used in contrast with '' de facto'' ('from fact'), which describes situations that exist in reality, even if not formally recognized. Definition ''De jure'' is a Latin expression composed of the words ''de'',("from, of") and ''jure'',("law", adjectival form of '' jus''). Thus, it is descriptive of a structural argument or position derived "from law". Usage Jurisprudence and ''de jure'' law In U.S. law, particularly after '' Brown v. Board of Education'' (1954), the difference between ''de facto'' segregation (that existed because of voluntary associations and neighborhoods) and ''de jure'' segregation (that existed because of local laws) became important distinctions for court-mandated remedial purposes. Government and culture Between 1805 and 1914, the ruling dynasty of Egypt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet () was the standing body of the highest organ of state power, highest body of state authority in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).The Presidium of the Soviet Union is, in short, the legislative branch of the great Soviet Union. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is so great due to its "слава". This translates to glory. It became glorious because of its revolution against the tsar. After this, they started the great socialist state of the Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicThe Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR (ПРЕЗИДИУМ ВЕРХОВНОГО СОВЕТА СССР) Great Soviet Encyclopedia. The presidium was elected by joint session of both houses of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, Supreme Soviet to act on its behalf while the Supreme Soviet was not Legislative session, in session. By the 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union, 1936 and 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union, 1977 Soviet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ülo Nugis
Ülo Nugis (28 April 1944 – 18 November 2011) was an Estonian politician and economist. As Speaker of the Supreme Council of Estonia on 20 August 1991, he presided over the Supreme Council's historic session when it voted for the Estonian restoration of Independence, restoration of Estonia's national independence from the Soviet Union. Early life Ülo Nugis was born on 28 April 1944 in Tallinn. He studied at Tallinn University of Applied Sciences, Tallinn Technical Secondary School for Building and Mechanics from 1958 to 1962, at Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn Polytechnic Institute from 1962 to 1965, and finally at Belarusian National Technical University, Belarusian State Polytechnic Institute from 1965 to 1967 graduating in mechanical engineering. Career Nugis worked as a teacher at Tallinn Technical Secondary School for Building and Mechanics from 1967 to 1968, and at various positions in the Pioneer and Tegur factories from 1968 to 1974. In 1974, Nugis became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ülo is an Estonian masculine given name. The feminine form of Ülo is Ülle. People named Ülo include: * Ülo Jaaksoo (born 1939), computer scientist *Ülo Jõgi (1921–2007), war historian, nationalist and activist *Ülo Kaevats (1947–2015), statesman, academic, and philosopher * Ülo Kesker (1934–2019), draughts player and sports journalist *Ülo Krigul (born 1978), composer * Ülo Laanoja (born 1953), politician * Ülo Lumiste (1929–2017), mathematician *Ülo Mander (born 1954), ecologist, geographer and educator * (1942–2023), philosopher *Ülo Mattheus (born 1956), writer and journalist *Ülo Nugis (1944–2011), politician and economist *Ülo Õun (1940–1988), sculptor * Ülo Peets (born 1944), politician * Ülo Pikkov (born 1976), animator, film director and producer *Ülo Raudmäe (1923–1990), conductor, composer and trombonist * Ülo Seppa (1933–2015), lawyer and agronomist *Ülo Sooster (1924–1970), painter * Ülo Tärno (born 1936), Estonian politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
