ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
The others in the group published their articles, essays, short
stories, poetry and, following the traditions of Young Estonia, promoted foreign art and
literature. Yet the group broke up, due to the difficult socio-political climate and
internal dissension on creative principles, in 1919.
In 1918 a new artistic and literary group Pallas (founded by Konrad Mägi,
Aleksander Tassa and Friedebert Tuglas) was launched in Tartu; some members had
studied in the West and they introduced innovatory trends. Friedebert Tuglas became
one of Estonia’s most authoritative leading cultural figures in several fields of
endeavour. A year later an art school also called Pallas was founded, it became
Estonia’s key centre of artistic education, liberal in spirit, training new generations of
artist until 1944.
In the Russian October Revolution of 1917 the Russian Bolsheviks overthrew
the Russian Provisional Government and seized power in Estonia. In spite of severe
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