Estonian diaspora

Aiki Laaneots & Lauriine Kalajas

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Question

What is the first thing that comes into your mind with the expression

“Estonian diaspora”?

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History of emigration

http://www.histrodamus.ee/?event=Show_event&lang=est&show_popup=1&layer=229#

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Estonian villages abroad …… in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia,

Turkey, Finland, USA and Australia.

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Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl4O7kcjh8w&index=10&list=PLqmAJOQ6Ns0ozG8IZUWHkJCdfL5LnfCII

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Estonian camps abroad

• Jõekääru• Kotkajärve• Seedrioru

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Jõekääru

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxXOmtmvZbg

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Estonian magazines abroad• 48 different magazines

• USA, Canada, Australia, Sweden• Eesti elu – http://www.eestielu.ca/en/

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Arvo Pärt – Fratres

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkHEjiuYBuM

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Ilon Wikland

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Järvi

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Discussion

Can we categorize Estonian diaspora culture as Estonian

culture? How much influence being in exile had on creative people such as writers/composers/…?