Imbi Paju
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Imbi Paju is an Estonian-born journalist, writer and filmmaker resident in Finland
.
Paju has been operating in Finland as a correspondent of the Estonian newspapers Eesti Päevaleht
and Postimees
. Before Estonia's re-independence, she worked in Tartu's Vanemuine Theatre
opera chorus.
In 2006, her book "Memories Denied" was published in Estonian, Swedish and Russian languages. Paju has also made a documentary of the same name, Memories Denied, which examined Paju's own family struggle during the Soviet period.
In 2009, she completed a documentary "Sisters Across the Gulf of Finland" which tells the story of the cooperation and friendship between the members of the Estonian and Finnish voluntary auxiliary organizations for women (Naiskodukaitse and Lotta Svärd
) that began in the 1920s and was cut off by World War II and the Soviet occupation of Estonia.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
Paju has been operating in Finland as a correspondent of the Estonian newspapers Eesti Päevaleht
Eesti Päevaleht
Eesti Päevaleht is a major daily Estonian newspaper, from the same publishers as the weekly Eesti Ekspress. It has a daily circulation of around 36,000....
and Postimees
Postimees
Postimees is an Estonian daily newspaper. It was established in 1 January 1857 by Johann Voldemar Jannsen and became Estonia's first daily newspaper in 1891....
. Before Estonia's re-independence, she worked in Tartu's Vanemuine Theatre
Vanemuine
Vanemuine, a literal translation from is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It is the first Estonian language theatre, founded as the Vanemuine Society on June 24, 1865 following the idea of Johann Voldemar Jannsen. In 1869 Vanemuine Society organised the first song festival in Estonia...
opera chorus.
In 2006, her book "Memories Denied" was published in Estonian, Swedish and Russian languages. Paju has also made a documentary of the same name, Memories Denied, which examined Paju's own family struggle during the Soviet period.
In 2009, she completed a documentary "Sisters Across the Gulf of Finland" which tells the story of the cooperation and friendship between the members of the Estonian and Finnish voluntary auxiliary organizations for women (Naiskodukaitse and Lotta Svärd
Lotta Svärd
Lotta Svärd was a Finnish voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women. During the Finnish Civil War it was associated with the Suojeluskunta. After the war Lotta Svärd was founded as a separate organisation on September 9, 1920. The name comes from a poem by Johan Ludvig Runeberg...
) that began in the 1920s and was cut off by World War II and the Soviet occupation of Estonia.
External links
- http://imbipaju.wordpress.com