Estonia Student Society Veljesto (EÜS Veljesto or EYS Veljesto or Eesti Yliõpilaste Selts Vejesto) is an association of Estonian university students. It was founded on 24 February 1920, at

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

, Estonia.

History

The Estonia Student Society Veljeston was founded on 24 February 1920 in Tartu, Estonia. Its founders were students who left the

Estonian Students' Society The Estonian Students' Society (; commonly used acronym: EÜS) is the largest and oldest all-male academical student society in Estonia, and is similar to the Baltic Germans, Baltic German student organizations known as German Student Corps, c ...

. Under Soviet Union occupation, the society closed on 31 July 1940. Members who escaped to Sweden reformed the society in Stockholm on 13 May 1957. Groups also formed in the United States and Toronto, Canada. It was reformed in Estonia on 24 February 1989. It was approved as a student organization by the University of Tartu in May 1989.

Symbols

Veljesto's motto is "Through true SPIRITUALITY to BROTHERHOOD, through them both to FREEDOM!" ts colors are blue, black, and white. Blue symbolizes loyalty and hope in the future of the Estonian people. Black is a reminder of the dark past of Estonia and the soil of the homeland. White represents the white snow of winter, the white bark of Estonian birches, and Estonians' search for education and spiritual enlightenment.

Notable members

Johannes Aavik Johannes Aavik ( – 18 March 1973) was an Estonian linguist and innovator of the Estonian language. Early life and education Aavik was born in Randvere, Saaremaa, in the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire (now Estonia). He studied h ...

, philologist * August Annist, writer, folklorist, and translator *

Paul Ariste Paul Ariste (3 February 1905 – 2 February 1990) was an Estonian linguist renowned for his studies of the Finno-Ugric languages (especially Estonian and Votic), Yiddish and Baltic Romani language. He was born as Paul Berg, in Rääbise, V ...

, linguist *

Tiit Hennoste Tiit Hennoste (born 12 August 1953 in Pärnu) is an Estonian philologist and linguist. In 1985 he graduated from the University of Tartu. His main topics of research are text studies and spoken language. He has created the model for text analysis ...

, philologist and linguist * Jaak Kangilaski, art historian * Ott Kangilaski, artist * Bernard Kangro, writer and poet *

Albert Kivikas Albert Kivikas ( – 19 May 1978) was an Estonian writer and journalist. He is best known as the author of the book '' Names in Marble'' (), the subject of which is the Estonian War of Independence. Life Albert Kivikas was born in Suure-Jaani ...

, writer and journalist * Alfred Koort, philosopher *

Janika Kronberg Janika Kronberg (born 24 November 1963 in Võru) is an Estonian literary scientist and critic. Kronberg graduated from Võru Secondary School No. 1 in 1981 (now, the Võru Kreutzwald Gymnasium) and from the Faculty of Philology of Tartu State Un ...

, literary scientist and critic * Mart Kuldkepp, historian and Scandinavianist *

Marju Lauristin Marju Lauristin (born 7 April 1940) is an Estonian politician, and former Member of the European Parliament and Minister of Social Affairs. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. Lauristin is ...

, politician and sociologist *

Harry Liivrand Harry Liivrand (born 17 June 1961 in Tallinn) is an Estonian art critic, art historian, curator and diplomat. Biography In 1984–1993, he worked as a senior researcher at the Estonian Art Museum. After the restoration of Estonian independence, ...

, art historian and diplomat *

Timo Maran Timo Maran (born 13 April 1975) is an Estonian biosemiotician and poet. He has remarkably contributed to zoosemiotics and ecosemiotics. In 2012-2024, he was the head of the Department of Semiotics, University of Tartu. Membership in organizati ...

, biosemiotician and poet * Aksel Mark, politician *

Heinrich Mark Heinrich Mark (1 October 1911 – 2 August 2004) was an Estonian politician and Prime Minister of the Estonian Government in Exile. He was Prime Minister in duties of the President of the Republic of Estonia from 1 March 1990 to 6 October 1992 ...

, politician *

Harri Moora Harri Moora ( in Ehavere, Kuremaa Parish – 2 May 1968 in Tallinn) was an Estonian archaeologist. He was a recipient of the national Cross of Liberty. Life In 1925, he graduated from the University of Tartu. Between 1930–1942, he was a ...

, archaeologist *

Julius Mägiste Julius Mägiste (born Julius Gustavi Mälson; 19 December 1900 – 11 March 1978) was an Estonian linguist. He was born in the village of Kassema, Tartu County. In 1923 he graduated from the University of Tartu. Since 1925, he taught at the Unive ...

, linguist * Pent Nurmekund, linguist and polyglot *

Ants Oras Ants Oras (8 December 1900 – 21 December 1982) was an Estonian translator and writer. Oras was born in Tallinn and studied at the University of Tartu, graduating with a Master of Philosophy degree in 1923. He also obtained a Bachelor of Litera ...

, translator and writer * Lauri Pilter, writer and literary scientist *

Aare Pilv Aare Pilv (born 15 April 1976) is an Estonian poet, literary scholar, translator and critician. Pilv as born in Viljandi. He is working as a researcher at Under and Tuglas Literature Centre of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. He is a member ...

, poet and literary scholar *

Linnar Priimägi Linnar Priimägi (born 29 March 1954) is an Estonian art historian, journalist, literary critic, poet and actor from Tallinn. He graduated from Tartu State University in philology, Estonian Academy of Arts (master's thesis) and Tallinn University ...

, art historian, journalist, literary critic, poet and actor *

Karl Ristikivi Karl Ristikivi ( – 19 July 1977) was an Estonian writer. He is known as one of the best Estonian writers for his historical novels. Ristikivi was one of the first Estonian writers to create a comprehensive panorama of his country's urbanizat ...

, writer * Elmar Salumaa, theologian *

August Sang August Sang (27 July 1914 – 14 October 1969) was an Estonian poet and literary translator. Sang was a member of the Arbujad literary group, which represented a new direction in Estonian poetry before the outbreak of World War II. He was know ...

, poet *

Fanny de Sivers Fanny de Sivers (maiden name: Isak; 20 October 1920 – 22 June 2011) was an Estonian linguist, literature researcher, and essayist. Biography Fanny de Sivers was born in Pärnu. She studied humanities and arts at the University of Tartu from ...

, linguist * Ilmar Talve, writer * Heiti Talvik, poet * Helmut Tarand, poet, philologist, philosopher * Mari Tarand, radio journalist *

Voldemar Vaga Voldemar Vaga (29 June 1899, in Tallinn – 22 February 1999, in Tartu) was an Estonian art and architecture historian and teacher. 1913–1914 he studied at drawing courses of Estonian Arts Society. 1918–1919 he studied at Ants Laikmaa studio ...

, art and architecture historian and teacher * Paul Viiding, poet, author and literary critic

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