Estonian, Estonia

Finno-Ugric Cultural Center site is a clearinghouse of information on the various ethnic groups and languages within the Finno-Ugric family, among which are: Hungarian, Estonian, Finnish, Komi, Khanty, Nenets, Mansy and others. Site is primarily in Russian.

The Estonian International Commission for the Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity was established by the President of Estonia to research the atrocities that occurred in Estonia during the Soviet and German occupations during World War II, and beyond. The site includes full text of the Commission's reports. The site is in English.

The Legal Information Centre for Human Rights, Tallinn, Estonia. The LICHR, which launched its activities at the beginning of January, 1995, was founded to promote constructive dialog and to enhance the awareness about human rights in the Estonian society. The basic activities of the LICHR are legal advice, provided free of charge, the collection, analysis and dissemination of information, regarding the human rights Associates of the LICHR possess expert knowledge in the area of international law, jurisprudence, sociology, political science etc. The site is in English, Russian and Estonian.

The Baltic University Programme is a network of more than 170 universities and other institutes of higher learning throughout the Baltic Sea region, coordinated by the Baltic University Programme Secretariat at Uppsala University, Sweden. The Programme focuses on questions on sustainable development, environmental protection and democracy. The aim is to support the key role that universities play in a democratic and peaceful development.

The mission of this database is to function as a practical forum for information about Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. It is free-of-charge and is useful for public administration, business life, academic world, and civil societies. The database includes basic information about and concise analyses on the respective countries; macro and micro economics, political and administrative systems as well as many other fields and issues. It includes comprehensive link lists of the respective countries; officials and agencies, social organizations, legislative data, research institutes etc. An extensive thematic map library is part of the database. Primarily in Latvian, some sections in English.

Ruthenia.ru, a publisher of Humanities related books aligned with the department of Russian Literature at Tartu University. The site gives recent announcements, a chronology of recent events at Ruthenia, and a list of recent publications with annotations. Also available through the sites are a discussion list, a people finder, a list of Ruthenia projects, a links page, access to select Ruthenia electronic archives, and information on seminars and conferences. Site is in Russian. Win1251 encoding.

University of Tartu, a traditional center of Estonian education and culture. Information on degrees and courses offered, a history of the University, as well as administrative information is available online. There is also a whole separate area of the webpage dedicated to information for International students (in both English and Russian). Links to pages on Estonian and Tartu history and culture are also given. The site is searchable. In English and Estonian.

This site gives electronic access to a Sudovian/English Dictionary. The Sudovians were also known as the Yotvingians, Yatvingians or Soudinoi according to Ptolomy. Included is a primer on verb conjugation, noun declension, accentuation, and on conversation. Also included are translations of the "Our Father" and "Hail Mary." The font size used throughout is extremely small, but, as the webmaster notes, can be adjusted on your browser. Frames are used

Site of the Estonian Embassy to the United States, offering information on travel to Estonia (Visa information, etc.), information on Estonians in North America, on Estonia and the EU and NATO, Estonian Business links, and more. Also included is access to an Estonian Wide-Web Search engine. Site is in English and Estonian.

The English translation of the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia, adopted on June 28, 1992.