Uus Eesti

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Lettering of the newspaper Uus Eesti (1937)

Uus Eesti ("New Estonia") was a national daily newspaper in Estonia in the interwar period .

founding

The newspaper's forerunner was the newspaper Kaja ("Echo"), which ceased its publication in 1935. The first edition of Uus Eesti appeared on September 18, 1935. A year and a half earlier, Prime Minister Konstantin Päts had taken power in Estonia through a bloodless coup , largely abolished democracy and established an authoritarian regime. In December 1934, freedom of the press and freedom of expression were severely restricted. In March 1935, the government ordered the closure of the Maaleht newspaper and in July placed the Postimees newspaper under state administration.

aims

In the first edition of Uus Eesti (p. 4) the newspaper formulated the purpose of its foundation and the programmatic direction under the heading “Uus Eesti” ja tema sihid (“'Uus Eesti' and its goals”): A new era in Estonian History began. All Estonians should now look ahead. It is about nothing less than building a new Estonia and creating an Estonian nation. The standards for the editorial team are the interests of the people and the state: "We are happy to support everything that the government does for the benefit of the people and the general public."

editorial staff

The editorial office was located in the Estonian capital Tallinn . The editors-in-chief in the history of Uus Eesti were Artur Tupits (1892–1941) and Hugo Kukke (1898–1942). Both made Uus Eesti a leading linguistic and propaganda organ of the authoritarian government under Constantine Päts.

From 1935 to 1938, the renowned writer Albert Kivikas headed the cultural department of Uus Eesti . From the first edition of the newspaper, his main work, Nimed marmortahvlil (“The names on the marble tablet”), appeared as a patriotic serial. In it he tells the story of Estonian youth who fought against Soviet Russia in the Estonian War of Freedom (1918–1920) .

Prohibition

With the Soviet occupation of Estonia, Uus Eesti was banned on June 21, 1940. The following day the newspaper was renamed Rahva Hääl ("People's Voice"). From then on it was the propaganda leaflet of the Communist Party of Estonia (EKP).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sulev Vahtre : Eest ajalugu IV Vabadussõjast taasiseseisvumiseni.. Tartu 2005, p. 95 ( ISBN 9985-77-142-7 )
  2. ↑ http://dea.nlib.ee/fullview.php?frameset=1&pid=s671997&nid=62467