Olevik

Olevik
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) Ado Grenzstein
Founder(s) Ado Grenzstein
Founded 1882
Language Estonian
Headquarters Tartu

Olevik (meaning Present Time in English) was a weekly newspaper published in Tartu, Estonia.

History and profile

Olevik was established in 1882.[1][2] The paper was owned and edited by Ado Grenzstein.[2][3] It was published weekly in Tartu.[4][5] The paper had links with the politically moderate wing of the national awakening movement.[2]

The words kirjastaja and kirjastamine (meaning publisher and publishing in English, respectively) were first used in the Estonian language by Ado Grenzstein in Olevik.[2] The paper had a supplement, Virmaline (meaning Northern Light in English).[2]

Juhan Liiv occasionally contributed to Olevik.[6] Jüri Tilk also contributed to the weekly and later, became second editor.[7] Following the 1905 Russian revolution the paper featured numerous articles on women's suffrage.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Mart Laar (2001). "Oleviku esimene tegevusaasta" (CONFERENCE PAPER). Acta Historica Tallinnensia. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Aile Möldre (2013). "The Popularisation of Book History in Estonian Textbooks and Periodical Press (19th century–1917)" (PDF). Knygotyra 60. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Helgi Vihma (June 2011). "On the Origin of the Ideas of Estonian Language Reformer Johannes Aavik" (PDF). Baltic Journal of European Studies 1 (9). Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Struggle for Female Suffrage in Europe: Voting to Become Citizens. BRILL. 7 June 2012. p. 117. ISBN 978-90-04-22991-4. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Marju Lauristin; Peeter Vihalemm (2014). "Introduction". In Marju Lauristin; Peeter Vihalemm. Reading in changing society (PDF). Tartu: University of Tartu Press. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "LIFES literature class – interpretation of poetry". LIFES Comenius. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Anu Pallas (2010). "Isamaaline tundmus. Eesti ja Soome kirjamees Jüri Tilk ehk Yrjö Virula" (PDF). Keel ja Kirjandus. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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