Mihkel Mutt News Today

Debating the presidential institution in general and direct presidential elections more narrowly is a national pastime in Estonia and similarly reveals general collective quirks and narrow hidden agendas, Mihkel Mutt writes. Konstantin Päts, the first president of the Republic of Estonia, was basically right when he said that the people are sick. He picked up on the phenomenon (like many others before and after him, not least Anton Hansen Tammsaare), while his diagnosis wasnt quite accurate �...

Estonian Language Day falls on Sunday, March 14, with ERR radio channel Vikerraadio marking the event as per usual with an online dictation exercise, on the following Monday morning. ERR's culture portal caught up with Haapsalu-based translator Adam Cullen, to gauge his experiences in grappling with the language.