100 th anniversary of Estonian Film Karina Laagus Form 9 First movie The first film was directed in 1912. It is called ,,Vigurlendur Utotskini lend" and filmed by Johannes Pääsuke. My favourite Estonian film star Rasmus Kaljujärv (born March 28, 1981 in Tartu) is an Estonian actor. Kaljujärv started his movie career in 2003 and has played in 10 films and television series. His father Hannes Kaljujärv is also wellknown Estonian actor. My favourite film star Ott Sepp (born 29 June 1982) is an Estonian actor, singer, writer and television presenter. Born in Tallinn, Sepp graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2004 and began performing at the Estonian Drama Theatre in 2005. Roles in Estonian films such as Names in Marble (2002), Malev (2005) and Tulnukas.Ott sep has worked with Märt Avandi as cohosts of Eesti otsib superstaari in 2008 and pe
Rogen: "The Great Fire of London" Drought, narrow streets, wooden buildings, floors of straw, much gunpowder and oil in houses. 2 diarists, no fire department, water was against smaller fires, houses were demolished, water hose was very short. 1666 September 2 fire started from a bakery near midnight. Fire lasted for 4 days, 80% of London burnt down. People flee over Thames. Refugee camps were overloaded with crowds. Only a few people died (5-10), the plague ended, many famous buildings were destroyed. Sir Christopher Wren made the plans to rebuild the city. A monument. Siim: "Jane Austen" Born 16 December 1775 in South England. There were 8 children in the family, educated at home, she played piano, read books, wrote poems at the age of 11, 1802 she got proposed which she declined. She moved to Chawton, published novels, got Hodgkin´s disease and died in 1817. 5 unpublished novels. "Sense and Sensibility"the 1st novel,
n tro d uc ti on. 1. I 2. Ab o u t Va ncou ver. . 3. Sports 4. Masco ts 5. Estonian athletes. The Winter Olympic Games are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. They feature What is the Winter winter sports held on snow or ice, such as Alpine skiing, cross- Olympics?? country skiing, figure skating, bobsledding and ice hockey. Cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping, and speed skating have been competed at every Winter Olympics since 1924. Other athletic events have been added as the Games have progressed. Some of these events, s
Lennart Meri Lennart Meri was a writer, film director and statesman who served as the second President of Estonia. Meri was a leader of the Estonian independence movement. His lifestory: Lennart Georg Meri was born in Tallinn, 29 March 1929, a son of the Estonian diplomat and later translator Georg Meri, and Estonian Swedish Alice-Brigitta Engmann. Because his father was a diplomat, Lennart left Estonia at an early age and studied abroad, in nine different schools and in four different languages. In addition to his native Estonian, Lennart Meri fluently spoke five other languages: Finnish, French, German, English and Russian. The family was in Tallinn when Estonia was occupied by the armed forces of the Soviet Union in June 1940 and in 1941, the Meri family was deported to Siberia. They came back to Estonia 1945. In 1953, Lennart Meri graduated cum laude from the Faculty of History and Languages of the Univers
Gerd Kanter Date of birth: 6. May 1979 Lenght: 196 cm Personal record 73.38 (4. september Helsingborg, 2006) Trainer: Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (Island) Other: Estonian male athlete (2007, 2008, 2011) Gerd Kanter is an Estonian discus thrower. Gerd spent his childhood in Tallinn. After graduating the first class he went with parents from Tallinn to Vana-Vigala. He started to study in elementary school in Vana-Vigala. High school Gerd graduated already in Pärnu-Jaagupi. After graduating it he went to study to Higher School of Economics, Business Management and received his diploma in June 2001. Now he is completing Estonian Business School. Kanter residences are in Tallinn and in the field of Vigala Tiduvere village. His first coach was Ando Palginõmm. In the time of studies business management his coach was Helgi Parts. Their collaboration was short, because the coach's health was deteriorated. Then he practiced alone for about six months. In the end of 1998 Aleksander Tammert senior st
Estonia is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Europe with 29 people per one square mile. The estimated population in 2007 was 1.3 million. From approximately the first to fifth centuries AD, resident farming was established and the population grew. A more troubled and war-ridden middle Iron Age followed with dangers coming both from the Baltic tribes and from overseas. Several Scandinavian sagas refer to Estonian pirates. During the wars under foreign rule, the number of Estonians diminished. At one point the population in the whole country was only half a million. Although wars devastated the country, it recovered quickly and its people with it. Under Soviet rule in the 20 th century, many Estonians, Lithuanians and Latvians were deported to the coldest parts of Siberia. Hundreds of thousands of migrants were relocated to Estonia from other parts of the Soviet Union to conduct industrialization and militarization,
Games. About 3,000 athletes take part in the Winter Games. The host city of the Winter Games must provide an outdoor stadium. The opening and closing down ceremonies may be held there, the host city must also have at least 2 outdoor stadiums for figure skating, speed skating and ice-hockey. Skilled workers establish ski-runs for the cross-country, downhill, freestyle and slalom competitions. There must also be two ski-jumps near the host city. The most famous cross-country skier in Estonia are Andrus Veerpalu and Kristina Smigun. The Winter Olympic Games in Turin in 2006 were very successful for Estonia's cross-country skiers: Andrus Veerpalu won the gold medal in the men's 15 km classic-style cross-country skiing race. With Turin Olympics Andrus Veerpalu became double Olympic champion since he placed 1st in the same event in 2002 at the Salt Lake City Olympic Games. Winter sports made their Olympic debut at the Summer Games in London in 1908
Lennart Meri Lennart Meri was a writer, a film director and a statesman who served as the second President of Estonia. Meri was a leader of the Estonian independence movement. His lifestory: Lennart Georg Meri was born in Tallinn, 29 March 1929, a son of the Estonian diplomat and later translator Georg Meri, and Estonian Swedish Alice-Brigitta Engmann. Because his father was a diplomat, Lennart left Estonia at an early age and studied abroad, in nine different schools and in four different languages. In addition to his native Estonian, Lennart Meri fluently spoke five other languages: Finnish, French, German, English and Russian. The family was in Tallinn when Estonia was occupied by the armed forces of the Soviet Union in June 1940 and in 1941, the Meri family was deported to Siberia. They came back to Estonia 1945. In 1953, Lennart Meri graduated cum laude from the Faculty of History and Languages of the Uni
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