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Bookmark or Share- Estonia - Culture, Language, Folklore | BritannicaFounded in Tartu in 1909 as a comprehensive repository of Estonia’s cultural heritage, the Estonian National Museum now takes a primarily anthropological approach, while its offshoot institution, the Estonian Literary Museum, also located in Tartu, is the country’s archive of literature and folklore. Among Estonia’s other museums and ...
- Estonia - WikipediaThe first nationwide movements formed in the 1860s, such as a campaign to establish the Estonian language Alexander School, the founding of the Society of Estonian Literati and the Estonian Students' Society, and the first national song festival, held in 1869 in Tartu.
- Estonia | Culture, Map, People, History, & Facts | BritannicaEstonian, the official language of the country, is a member of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family. More than two-thirds of the populace speak Estonian as a first language; about an additional one-fourth speak Russian as their first language (mostly in the northeast), though few Estonians over age 60 or under age 20 speak the ...
- Estonia - The World FactbookVisit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.
- Estonia country profile - BBC NewsEstonia is the most northerly of the three Baltic states, and has linguistic ties with Finland. Since regaining its independence with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Estonia has become ...
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