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Russian disinformation is a hot topic these days as more people, here in the U.S., in Europe, and presumably also in Russia, are becoming more aware and more discerning consumers of what is presented as news across the worldwide web and other media outlets. The four articles outlined below provide...

A research group at the Tallinn University of Technology has created an innovative digital computer chip that can localize all of its faults and inform the system using the chip, writes estonianworld.com. Chips comprise the processing and memory units of the computers, forming a crucial part in the effectiveness of...

Tanel Veenre. The Will, neckpiece, 2016, wood.   Living and working in Tallinn, Estonia, Tanel Veenre was educated as a jewellery artist (MA) in the Estonian Academy of Arts (1995-2005) and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam (1997-98).   Exhibiting since 1996, Veenre is known for a broad oeuvre including jewellery,...

Arvo Pärt’s “Kanon Pokajanen” in the Temple of Dendur in the Metropolitan Museum, New York City, presented by Williamson Voices - Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 7 pm Kanon Pokajanen (Canon of Repentance) is one of Arvo Pärt's unqualified masterpieces—a work of immense cumulative force born of sacred music and...

Join EANC council members from across the US and fellow Estonian-Americans as they gather for two days of meetings and events, November 4-5, 2016. The weekend will celebrate Estonian-Americans for their service and excellence, explore topics of interest and urgency, share EANC’s work with west coast Estonian-Americans, and engage new...

This sign and others like it have been created and posted by students of Kaarli Kool (school) in its surrounding laneways and parking lots: Do not drive fast, it's dangerous! DRIVE SLOWLY!   Kihutama is to drive fast. Its other meaning is to urge on or encourage, as in tagant...

„Tuleb aeg, kus ilma mööda saab käima otsekui inimese vaim – nii ruttu, ja talitab kõik asjad. ; Tulõ aig, kus te saate linnast linna rääkida .“* Kas hea lugeja teab, kes nii ütles ca aastal 1834 ? Et asja lihtsamaks teha võtame kätte GPS seadme ja sisestame sinna „...

Information warfare experts Urve Eslas and Mikk Marran (second and fourth from left) discuss Russia’s disinformation campaign. Photo by Karin Shuey / EANC   Commander-in-Chief of Estonian Defence Forces Lt. Gen. Riho Terras (far right) discusses the threat Russia poses to its neighbors.   Photo by Karin Shuey / EANC  ...

Maie Currie   Maie Currie always threatened to write a book ever since I first met her while working together at the Estonian Archives in Lakewood, New Jersey. She has now done just that. As the saying goes, inside every person there is a book. Very few take the time...

Recent U.S. Census data show that the number of Estonians in the U.S. has hovered around 29,000. The greatest single concentration is in the New York metro area, and the megaregion stretching from Washington to Boston includes a quarter of all the Estonians in the nation. California and Florida also...