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- Title
PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES OF ESTONIANS IN ST. PETERSBURG BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR (1918-1937).
- Authors
MÖLDRE, AILE; REIMO, TIIU
- Abstract
The article treats the development of Estonian-language publishing in St-Petersburg. The analysis of these activities demonstrates the dependence of ethnic minority publishing from the nationalities policy of the Soviet Union. The favourable political atmosphere and the policy of NEP led to the establishment of two Estonian publishing units: the Estonian Publishing Community and the publishing house "Külvaja". The latter produced the majority of Estonian-language books, issued in the Soviet Union (484 titles). The turn in the national policy resulted in the liquidation of national institutions, including "Külvaja" which was reformed into the Estonian Section of the Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the USSR. Its production was limited and decreased especially in 1937 when major ethnic cleansing started in St. Petersburg.
- Subjects
ESTONIA; LITHUANIA; LANGUAGE &; languages; PUBLISHING; ATMOSPHERE; SOCIETIES
- Publication
Knygotyra, 2008, Issue 50, p114
- ISSN
0204-2061
- Publication type
Article