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How has the Russian speaking minority in Estonia changed?
Interview with Andrey Makarychev, Russian professor living in Estonia, who said that the number of applications for Estonian citizenship has risen since the start of the war among the Russian speakers. Our interview from Estonia where society changes significantly since the war started.
The Russian border is only about 55
strategy
Are we willing to pay for security and freedom?
Discussion on Ukraine’s NATO membership, sacrifices, and freedom, and the failure to meet NATO’s 2008 momentum. An international roundtable with a wide range of thoughts.
Participants of the discussion: Heinz Gärtner, Professor for Political Science, University of Vienna, International Institute for Peace; Neli Kirilova, Researcher, European Security and
lifestyle
Soul and Spirit—Estonian Music Days begins this week
Estonian Music Days, the annual festival of contemporary music held since 1979, will present two themes for the first time this year.
The festival will take place in Tallinn, in Tartu, and online. In the capital, this year’s festival will focus on the soul and breathing. Souls meet for
lifestyle
Life on film—5 analog photographers from the region | TOP 5
We are bringing you five photographers who opted for analog photography despite the difficulties the technology proposes. Let’s see!
The man of the 21st century is rushing into the complete digitalization of life with an increasingly dizzying speed, the process of which has been even more accelerated by recent
design
Smart bus stops to be built in Tallinn as part of a major urban development program
As an important part of the city’s streetscape modernization program, Tallinners will soon be able to shelter from the rain in solar-powered smart stops.
The City of Tallinn has signed a fairly long-term, 21-year contract with JCDecaux Eesti OÜ for the installation and maintenance of new public furniture and
lifestyle
How did Tallinn become the greenest city in Europe in 2023?
The Estonian capital of Tallinn has been crowned the European Green Capital for 2023, finally praised for its dedication in reapplying year after year.
Tallinn received the award itself in 2021 in the form of a €600,000 cheque, highlighting that this is another step along the way to Europe
design
Tallinn approves new passenger terminal plan
The Tallinn City Council approved the Rail Baltic Ülemiste passenger terminal project back in December, which aims to improve public transport in the Estonian capital.
According to the plans, an area of 11.47 hectares in the Ülemiste district will be transformed into a transport hub connecting different means of
design
A lampshade grown from mycelium could light up future’s everydays
Fungi have been an integral part of Earth’s biodiversity for hundreds of millions of years, and many scientific experiments have shown that our chitinous fellows are more advanced than us in certain ways. So why shouldn’t we learn from them? An Estonian company can bring the breakthrough.
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Estonian company launches next-generation autonomous shuttle
The autonomous vehicle, MiCa, developed by Estonian company Auve Tech, is equipped with seven laser-based remote sensors and ten cameras, and can be used in a wide range of weather conditions.
Auve Tech has already signed an agreement with SoftBank subsidiary Boldly to develop a model of the vehicle for
design
Monstrous remnants of the Soviet regime: Tallinn’s Brutalist architecture | TOP5
Contrary to popular belief, Brutalist architecture is not closely related to socialism: the style first appeared in England in the 1950s. Still, in socialist countries such as Estonia, it became inseparable from the political system of that time.
Author: Zsófia Tóth
Brutalism was popular in the fifties, sixties, and seventies,