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Pasilaid or Pasja is an island belonging to the country of Estonia. [1]
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Pasilaid or Pasja is an island belonging to the country of Estonia. [1]
The University of Tartu is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia, and the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest and most prestigious university. It was founded under the name of Academia Gustaviana in 1632 by Baron Johan Skytte, the Governor-General (1629–1634) of Swedish Livonia, Ingria, and Karelia, with the required ratification provided by his long-time friend and former student – from age 7 –, King Gustavus Adolphus, shortly before the king's death on 6 November in the Battle of Lützen (1632), during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648).
Võro is a language belonging to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages. Traditionally, it has been considered a dialect of the South Estonian dialect group of the Estonian language, but nowadays it has its own literary standard and is in search of official recognition as an indigenous regional language of Estonia. Võro has roughly 75,000 speakers (Võros) mostly in southeastern Estonia, in the eight parishes of the historical Võru County: Karula, Harglõ, Urvastõ, Rõugõ, Kanepi, Põlva, Räpinä and Vahtsõliina. These parishes are currently centred in Võru and Põlva counties, with parts extending into Valga and Tartu counties. Speakers can also be found in the cities of Tallinn and Tartu and the rest of Estonia.
Sirje Tamul is an Estonian historian and a lector at the University of Tartu. She received her PhD in 2007.
University of Tartu basketball team, is a professional basketball team based in Tartu, Estonia. The team plays in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. They play their home games at the University of Tartu Sports Hall.
Jüri Talvet is an Estonian poet and academic. He is the author of various literary works including poetry, criticism, and essays.
The Estonian National Museum founded 1909 in Tartu is a museum devoted to folklorist Jakob Hurt's heritage, to Estonian ethnography and folk art. The first items for the museum were originally collected in the latter part of the 19th century.
The Tartu offensive operation, also known as the Battle of Tartu and the Battle of Emajõgi was a campaign fought over southeastern Estonia in 1944. It took place on the Eastern Front during World War II between the Soviet 3rd Baltic Front and parts of the German Army Group North.
Sulev Iva, also known under the Võro-styled pen name of Jüvä Sullõv, is a Võro identity advocate, and a founding fellow at the Võro Institute. He has authored numerous subjects on Võro-related topics, and coauthored an ABC book and a reader of the Võro language for elementary school children.
The Ülikooli Street is a street in the center of Tartu in Estonia. Named after the University of Tartu whose main building is located on this street, it runs through the business district, passes behind the Town Hall building, and hosts a number of University-related facilities, including the university cafe, Von Bock House, the university book shop and the old Faculty of Chemistry building, which is also called the Marx Building. The Barclay Square, location of the Barclay de Tolli bust, and the Pirogov Square, location of the Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov statue, are adjacent to the street.
The Letter of 40 intellectuals, also The letter of 40, originally A public letter from Estonian SSR was a public letter dated October 28, 1980 and posted a week later, in which 40 intellectuals attempted to defend the Estonian language and expressed their protest against the recklessness of the Republic-level government in dealing with youth protests that were sparked a week earlier due to the banning of a public performance of the band Propeller. The real reasons were much more deep-seated, and had to do primarily with the Russification policies of the Kremlin in occupied Estonia.
Otto Liiv was an Estonian historian and archivist. He was one of the founders of Estonian archival science as well as one of the most prolific and respected historians in Estonia.
University of Tartu Botanical Gardens, is a botanical garden in Tartu, Estonia. It belongs to the University of Tartu.
The Estonian League Women's Basketball Championship is an Estonian women's basketball tournament.
Tullio Ilomets was an Estonian chemist, science historian and a volunteer in heritage protection.
The 2017–18 Korvpalli Meistriliiga season was the 93rd season of top-tier basketball in Estonia.
Sergei Gennadievich Issakov was an Estonian literary scholar and politician.
Kaur Alttoa is an Estonian art historian and cultural historian.
Main building of Tartu University is the main building of the University of Tartu. This building is one of the most notable examples of classical style in Estonia.
Arnold Kask was an Estonian linguist.
Coordinates: 58°56′N23°17′E / 58.933°N 23.283°E
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