Kaja (newspaper)
Kaja (in German "Echo") was a national daily newspaper in Estonia during the interwar period .
Appear
Kaja was published from 1919 to 1935. The first edition was published on November 8, 1919. Kaja was the successor to the previous newspaper Maaliit ("Landunion"), which was published in 1918/19.
The editorial office was located in the Estonian capital Tallinn . The editors-in-chief in the history of the newspaper were Karl Einbund , Artur Tupits and Ants Oidermaa .
Kaja was founded as the mouthpiece of the conservative-agrarian "Estonian Rural People's Union" ( Eesti Maarahva Liit ). The party renamed itself in 1920 in the " Federation of Farmers " ( Põllumeeste Kogud ). It became one of the most influential parties in the Republic of Estonia. Together with the two top politicians Konstantin Päts and Jaan Teemant , she provided the Estonian head of state and government several times and was involved in numerous coalition governments.
The End
On March 12, 1934, the executive head of state and government, Konstantin Päts, seized power in a bloodless coup . Päts had a police state established and ruled authoritarian. The parties were banned from operating. In December 1934, freedom of the press and freedom of expression were severely restricted and pre-censorship was introduced. In 1935 the government had the most important press organs banned or brought into line.
The last edition of Kaja appeared on September 17, 1935. It was replaced on the following day by the daily newspaper Uus Eesti . Uus Eesti remained the government's official language and propaganda organ until the Soviet occupation of Estonia in the summer of 1940.
Web links
- Digitized editions of the newspaper ( Estonian National Library )
- Entry in Eesti Entsüklopeedia (online version)
- Bibliographical references ( Estonian national bibliography )