Monumental Time, the Soviet Dream and Estonian Music
Monumental time sits outside the progress-driven historical time of Soviet utopian ‘millennialism’Continue Reading →
Nine Months of Deep Baltic, or See You in September
Deep Baltic is taking August off while we work on a few big changes to the site, but we hope you’ll be back for more in September. In the meantime, we…Continue Reading →
Gradually Fading Beauty: Early Estonian Computer Art
Over the 25 years since the restoration of its independence, Estonia has become well-known internationally for its technological advancement – it was the first country in the world to bring in…Continue Reading →
For David Against Goliath: Iceland's Support for Baltic Independence
“Icelanders tend to support David against Goliath in any dispute.”Continue Reading →
Unicorns in Tallinn: Latitude59 and Estonia's Start-Up Scene
Is Estonia surfing on the crest of a startup wave, or are we admiring a beautiful bubble?Continue Reading →
The Benefits of Being Baltic
Estonian and Latvian history over the last few hundred years has, in its broad outlines, been almost identicalContinue Reading →
Nordic by Nordic East: Estonia's Regional Identity
Because Estonians are ethnically a Fennic people and speak a Fennic language, many are drawing closer to the idea of presenting a regional Nordic identity to the wider world.Continue Reading →
Neighbours but Not Relatives: Translating Between Estonian and Latvian
Despite an almost identical history over the last few hundred years, Estonians and Latvians speak very different languagesContinue Reading →
The Tallinn Collector: Soviet Estonia Remembered Through Guidebooks
“Tallinn airport provides direct services by Aeroflot to more than 40 towns and cities in the Soviet Union..."Continue Reading →
How the Baltic States Got Their Shapes
Deep Baltic looks at how the EU borders of the Baltic states came to be the way they currently are, as well as two borders with other current EU member states…Continue Reading →
Frontiers of Peace: Photographing the Baltics' Schengen Borders
"This trip convinced me to continue the borderline project; it is important to protect freedom of movement in Europe."Continue Reading →
Europe's Slow-Burn Surprise Package: A Guide to Estonian Music
"I'm from a land called secret Estonia. Nobody knows where it's at."Continue Reading →