A new linguistic study has revealed that the European Huns, including their famous leader Attila, were not Turkic in origin as once believed, but instead spoke an ancient Siberian language. This ...

The first Estonian-language medical publications appeared as early as the late 18th century. Kreutzwald's Kodutohter ("Home Doctor") proved to be so popular that thousands of copies were printed, ...

Choir conductor and artistic director of the global Estonian cultural festival Esto 2025, Hirvo Surva, said on Vikerraadio ...

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Estonian lawmakers voted Wednesday to ban non-EU residents from voting in local elections, a move aimed at the large number of Russian citizens living in the Baltic state as it warily eyes Moscow.

Ironically, studying the language of Estonia’s former occupiers gave us a deep appreciation of the nation itself, beyond anything that a Baltic Studies 101 class could teach. Contrary to Kitsul’s ...

For institutions genuinely committed to ethical engagement with the region, the answer isn’t to find new locations for Russian immersion — it’s to fundamentally reconsider the existence of these ...

The Republic of Estonia is reforming its school system. Russian will gradually be phased out as a language of instruction by the year 2030. Soon all children will only be taught in Estonian ...

The Republic of Estonia is reforming its school system. Russian will gradually be phased out as a language of instruction by the year 2030. Soon all children will only be taught in Estonian – even ...

Russian will gradually be phased out as a language of instruction by the year 2030. Soon all children will only be taught in Estonian – even children in the predominantly Russian-speaking areas ...

Culture in general – and language, more specifically – is becoming something of a battleground in Estonia. More than 300,000 people in Estonia are native Russian speakers – about 27% of the ...