Uus Eesti
Uus Eesti
The Orzeł incident, as covered by Uus Esti
TypeDaily
Editor-in-chiefArtur Tupits (1935–1937)
Ants Oidermaa (1937–1939)
EditorHugo Kukk[1]
Founded1935
Political alignmentpro-government
LanguageEstonian
Ceased publication21 June 1940
HeadquartersTallinn u
Circulation22,000–26,000
Sister newspapersUus Eesti kalender (1935–1939)
Hommikune Uus Eesti (1938)

Uus Eesti (New Estonia) was a daily newspaper published in Estonia from September 1935 until the Soviet occupation of Estonia in June 1940. The newspaper was politically aligned with the Estonian government.[2]

History

The paper was established in September 1935 as the successor to the paper Kaja.[1]

Columnists and regular contributors of Uus Eesti included Johannes Aavik, Paul Öpik, Friedebert Tuglas, Aleksander Tõnisson, Marie Under, August Gailit, Paul Kogerman, Mait Metsanurk, Henrik Visnapuu, and others.[3]

In 1937, the National Archives of Estonia made an agreement with Uus Eesti photographer A. Kalm to share one photograph of each major public event in Estonia, as part of a larger project to preserve photographs from national newspapers.[4]

The Soviets shut the paper down on 21 June 1940. The pro-Soviet, communist newspaper Rahva Hääl was printed in its place.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Eesti Entsucklopeedia. Uus Eesti (1935–1940) (in Estonian)
  2. Milja, Toivo Historical Dictionary of Estonia p. 315
  3. Kes on "Uus Eesti" juures? Uus Eesti, 18. september 1935, nr. 1, lk. 6.
  4. Eesti Filmiarhiv About the archive
  5. Toomos, Hiio. (2006). Estonia, 1940–1945: Reports of the Estonian International Commission for the Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity p. 190


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