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Mihkel Mutt: The jack-o -lantern of direct elections

Debating the presidential institution in general and direct presidential elections more narrowly is a national pastime in Estonia and similarly reveals general collective quirks and narrow hidden agendas, Mihkel Mutt writes. Konstantin Päts, the first president of the Republic of Estonia, was basically right when he said that the people are sick. He picked up on the phenomenon (like many others before and after him, not least Anton Hansen Tammsaare), while his diagnosis wasn t quite accurate – as concerns the case history so to speak. It is not so much a disease as retardation. Estonians found themselves in new situations very suddenly and were not given enough time to adjust. Their behavioral patterns and strategies that had supported surviving the long night of slavery were no longer practicable. In short: Estonians did not know how to be a free people in a free country overnight (no one would have).

US translator on studying Estonian: I tried to switch off my mother tongue

US translator on studying Estonian: I tried to switch off my mother tongue
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US translator studying Estonian: I tried to switch off my mother tongue

Estonian Language Day falls on Sunday, March 14, with ERR radio channel Vikerraadio marking the event as per usual with an online dictation exercise, on the following Monday morning. ERR's culture portal caught up with Haapsalu-based translator Adam Cullen, to gauge his experiences in grappling with the language.

Ajakirjanik Ülo Russak: ise küsin ise vastan – Harju Elu

Ajakirjanik Ülo Russak: ise küsin ise vastan – Harju Elu
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