Women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences inside an Estonian smoke sauna. Cleansing their bodies and baring their souls, they embrace the healing power of sisterhood. This Sundance-winning documentary celebrates the centuries-old smoke sauna tradition, recognized on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
One of the most telling indicators of fundamental change in public attitudes is a shift in a topic’s treatment in school textbooks.
Amending Soviet and Russian history in school programs has helped to impose a positive image of Josif Stalin and this conclusion is easily derived – after all, he led the Soviet Union to glorious victory and liberated Europe from the scourge of Nazism.
The latest economic forecast from Eesti Pank finds that the recession in the Estonian economy will last for longer than previously thought, mainly because Estonia’s export markets are in a poor position and competitiveness has been lost. The forecast expects the Estonian economy to shrink by 3.5% this year and by 0.4% in 2024, while faster growth is expected from 2025. The shrinking economy will see unemployment rise a little next year, though people’s purchasing power will improve as inflation has backed off.
It’s said that the first casualty of war is truth. The following totals of Russia-Ukraine war losses all start from February 24, 2022.
Source: Ukrainian Memory Book – 35,000 regular Ukrainian military killed, 15,000 missing, 3,400 captured, up to 100,000 wounded, to Nov. 14, 2023.
Source: NATO estimates – 300,000+ regular Ukrainian military casualties, to Nov. 29, 2023.
Source: U.S. estimates – 120,000 regular Ukrainian military killed, 180,000 wounded, up to Aug. 18, 2023.
This year’s annual Esto Ski Day at Georgian Peaks is booked for Friday, February 16, 2024 (Family Day weekend). Events will include a day of skiing for family and friends, a fun race and an evening get-together at a local pub to be announced during the awards ceremony.
The lifts will open at 9 am. Lift tickets are $48.00 for adults and $35.00 for children under 10. All participants pay for their lift tickets individually. Please purchase tickets from the main lodge, registering under “Esto Ski Day”.