''Olevik'' (

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published in Tartu, Estonia. The paper existed between 1882 and 1915.

History and profile

''Olevik'' was established in 1882. The paper was owned and edited by Ado Grenzstein. It was published weekly in Tartu. The paper had links with the politically moderate wing of the national awakening movement and opposed the more radical wing of '' Sakala''. During its heyday, ''Olevik'' was the best edited Estonian newspaper and had more variety and more substance than other Estonian newspapers at that time, raising topics that were hitherto untreated in Estonian media. The paper was widely supported by the educated Estonian elite. It later supported

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, though, and opposed

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''. Its publisher Grenzstein has been characterized because of his later position as "the most remarkable representative of Estonian national nihilism". The words ''kirjastaja'' and ''kirjastamine'' (Estonian for publisher and publishing, respectively) were first used in the Estonian language by Ado Grenzstein in ''Olevik''. The paper had a supplement, ''Virmaline'' (Estonian: ''Northern Light'').

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occasionally contributed to ''Olevik''. Jüri Tilk also contributed to the weekly and later, became its second editor. Following the 1905 Russian revolution, the paper featured numerous articles on

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olevik 1882 establishments in the Russian Empire 1915 disestablishments in the Russian Empire Defunct newspapers published in Estonia Defunct weekly newspapers Estonian-language newspapers Mass media in Tartu Newspapers established in 1882 Publications disestablished in 1915