Mart Raud
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Mart Raud was an Estonia
n poet, playwright and writer.
) and the parish schools in Paistu
and Viljandi
. Later he attended the University of Tartu studying literature. In the 1920s, Raud joined the literary movement Arbujad
. After the 1940 Soviet occupation of Estonia, however, he was loyal to the new regime, joined the destruction battalions in 1941 and distanced himself from his previous literary companions, many of whom were deported to Siberia. He was the father of children's writer Eno Raud
.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n poet, playwright and writer.
History
Mart Raud attended the village school in Heimtali (today Pärsti parishPärsti Parish
Pärsti Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County. It has a population of 3,824 and an area of 210.62 km².-Settlements:Small boroughRamsiVillages...
) and the parish schools in Paistu
Paistu
Paistu is a village in Viljandi County, Estonia. It's the administrative centre of Paistu Parish. Paistu has a population of ~350....
and Viljandi
Viljandi
Viljandi is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 19,150 . It is the capital of Viljandi County. The town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by Wilhelm von Endorpe....
. Later he attended the University of Tartu studying literature. In the 1920s, Raud joined the literary movement Arbujad
Arbujad
Arbujad was the collective name for a loose group of eight Estonian poets, which represented a new direction in Estonian poetry before the outbreak of World War II...
. After the 1940 Soviet occupation of Estonia, however, he was loyal to the new regime, joined the destruction battalions in 1941 and distanced himself from his previous literary companions, many of whom were deported to Siberia. He was the father of children's writer Eno Raud
Eno Raud
Eno Raud was an Estonian children's books author. He graduated from university with a course in Estonian language study in 1952. From 1952 to 1956 he worked in the Estonian National Library. From 1956 to 1965 he worked in the Estonian national publishing association. After that he retired and...
.