Playing Leaptiger: Estonian Innovations in Education
That in 2025 Estonia would be a global leader across multiple domains is not happenstance, but due to long-term investmentContinue Reading →
Making Oneself at Home in an Estonian Forest
by Valdur Mikita Many people have their own “home” forest in Estonia. An Estonian’s sense of home isn’t complete without a home woods. Here, a notable difference arises between Estonians…Continue Reading →
Through the Gaps in the System: Arvo Pärt and the Soviet Underground
"Pärt is still widely regarded as an isolated, solitary figure who appeared out of nowhere in 1980s Berlin, his crystalline musical language already fully formed"Continue Reading →
Storks and Larches: Looking for the Baltic Germans' Traces
British-born, Latvian-based writer Mike Collier's latest novel attempts to reconstruct a world that existed not too long agoContinue Reading →
Goodbye Eastern Europe? An Interview with Jacob Mikanowski
"That’s what I’m pushing again – to say: no, this is a unique and uniquely rich human landscape that has had also some of the most extreme experiences in all…Continue Reading →