The Estonian Ornithological Society picked has two species of shrikes, the red-back shrike (Lanius collurio) and the great grey shrike (Lanius excubitor), as birds of the year 2010. The birds have a long tail and a strong hooked beak. The male shrike has a typical black eye mask. The red-back shrike is slightly larger than [...]
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EUROPA Children books – Estonia
May 6th, 2010 
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1,108 viewsThe middle of the 19th century can be regarded as the beginning of the Estonian literature for children although secular stories for children had been published before, notably by Friedrich Gustav Arvelius in 1782 and by Otto Willem Masing in 1795.
St Catherine’s of Pärnu
March 26th, 2010 srmodh 1,056 viewsIn 1760 Catherine II of Russia decided to build an Orthodox church in Pärnu. She trusted the work to Pyotr Yegorov, an architect of Chuvash descent, for whom it was the first independent project. Building work started in 1764 and St Catherine’s of Pärnu, one of the most stylish and sumptuous Baroque churches in Estonia [...]
2010 World EXPO
March 13th, 2010 srmodh 1,455 viewsThe first world fair, The Great Exhibition of 1851, was held in Hyde Park London under the auspices of Prince Albert. The Crystal Palace, in which the whole world displayed its achievements, was built for the fair. At later world fairs participating countries have built their own pavilions. Since 1928 Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), [...]
Lesser butterfly orchid
February 27th, 2010 srmodh 1,820 viewsThe lesser butterfly orchid (Platanthera bifolia) is one of the most common and also one the most favorite Estonian orchids. It can be found almost anywhere in the country but slightly more frequently in wetland meadows and sparse woods in Western Estonia. It has been given nearly one hundred popular names, of which ööviiul (night [...]
Skating Championships
January 22nd, 2010 srmodh 1,186 viewsThe 2010 European Figure Skating Championships will be European Figure Skating Championships of the 2009/2010 season. They are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion.
