Sven Kivisildnik (born Sven Sildnik; 3 January 1964) is an

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n writer, journalist and politician.

Biography

Kivisildnik was born 3 January 1964 in

Rakvere Rakvere is the administrative center, or county seat, of Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia, about 100 km southeast of Tallinn and 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea. Rakvere boasts a distinctive architectural feature: th ...

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. He has studied

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University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.

. He is a member of two literary groups: Hirohall and Estonian Kostabi-$ociety. He is managing the publishing house Jumalikud Ilmutused. He was

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of the Estonian Independence Party (EIB) from 2006 to 2009 and was

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from 2009 to 2015. At the general meeting of the party held on 18 April 2015, he was elected

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of the party. On 4 October 2022 he joined the Estonian Conservative People's Party and was elected to the

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth-largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of ...

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. Awards: * 2007: annual poetry award of the Estonian Cultural Endowment

Works

* "Märg Viktor" (1989) * "Dawa vita" (1991) * "Nagu härjale punane kärbseseen" (1996) * "Loomade peal katsetatud inimene" (1997) * "Kutse" (1997) * "Päike, mida sa õhtul teed" (2003) * "Rahvuseepos Kalevipoeg ehk Armastus" (2003) * "Null tolerants" (2004) * "Otsin naist: koledatel, vaestel, vanadel ja kiimalistel mitte tülitada" (2004) * "Poeem Puutinile" (2004) * "Valitud teosed I, jutustused ja romaanid 1984–2004" (2004) * "Vägistatud jäämägi" (2006)

References

Living people 1963 births 20th-century Estonian writers 21st-century Estonian writers Estonian male poets Estonian male short story writers Estonian journalists Estonian Independence Party politicians University of Tartu alumni People from Rakvere Politicians from Lääne-Viru County {{Estonia-bio-stub