Estonia

Jüri Eintalu Please exclude me from the membership of the Estonian Correspondence Chess Federation. I no longer pay the membership fee, I no longer participate in competitions organized by the Estonian Correspondence Chess Federation, and I no longer represent the Republic of Estonia in correspondence chess. All my games as…

Yes, you heard (or read) me right. Although it sounds like a crazy idea, I’ve decided to try to learn a new language from scratch in one month. Of course, I won't become fluent in such a short amount of time, but my plan is to prove that it is…

Original blog post: https://ling-app.com/et/no-estonian-on-babbel/ Planning a trip to Estonia? I understand that you want to learn Estonian and downloaded Babbel, one of the best language-learning apps, but you didn’t know that there is no Estonian on Babbel. …

Three Simple Words in eesti keel that we tend to overlook — Acknowledgments Ironically, I skipped my Estonian class to write this post. So, as a form of penitence, I’d like to say a special thanks to my trilingual Estonian teacher, Ms. Ellen Aare-Põder, who patiently puts up with my constant tardiness. And thank you to my 14 other A2 Estonian classmates, who…

When I told my students that Tallinn had been awarded the title of “European Green Capital”, they were sceptical. One of them even asked if I had visited Lasnamäe or Kopli. Many residents also questioned if the city deserved the title or if it is pure greenwashing. There seem to…

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by ¹Wall Street Journal, ²Independent, ³Economist, ⁴New York Times, ⁵Guardian, and ⁶ERR. The Estonian National Electoral Committee announced on Monday that Prime Minister Kaja Kallas had won Sunday’s election as her center-right Reform Party secured 37 seats in parliament…

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by ¹BBC News, ²Reuters, ³NBC, ⁴Axios, and ⁵Dw. Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski on Friday was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Belarusian court for smuggling and financing “actions grossly violating public order.” He was arrested…

In 2007, Estonia, a small Baltic state in Northern Europe, experienced one of the most significant cyber attacks in history. The attack targeted the country’s computer infrastructure, disrupting essential government services, financial institutions, media outlets, and other organizations. …