Stories and Storytellers: The Story of the Reestablishment of the Estonian Foreign Ministry
“Tell us a story!” said the March Hare.
“Yes, please do!” pleaded Alice.
“And be quick about it,” added the Hatter.
Nr 64 • Detsember 2008
The Extraordinary Fate of an Ordinary Diplomat
On Aleksander Warma’s life and the role of diplomats
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The 90-Year-Old Estonian Foreign Ministry
“Despite our lack of sophistication, those early years were very exciting because they marked the Ministry’s greatest achievements – Estonia’s de jure and de facto recognition by the European countries.”
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English summary
In the opening article of this issue of Diplomaatia, Peep Pillak, a historian, describes the early years of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which celebrated its 90th anniversary this November. The first public session of the Estonian Provisional Government took place in the morning of November 11, 1918, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs actually began its operations on November 14, which is traditionally considered to be the birth date of the ministry. It was on November 14 when a letter was sent to
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