Olevik

Olevik
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Ado Grenzstein
Founder(s)Ado Grenzstein
Editor-in-chiefAdo Grenzstein
Founded1882
LanguageEstonian
Ceased publication1915
HeadquartersTartu
CountryEstonia

Olevik (Estonian: Present Time) was a weekly newspaper published in Tartu, Estonia. The paper existed between 1882 and 1915.

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] and opposed the more radical wing of Sakala.[6]

During its heyday, Olevik was the best edited Estonian newspaper and had more variety and more substance than other Estonian newspapers at that time, raising topics that were hitherto untreated in Estonian media.[6] The paper was widely supported by the educated Estonian elite.[6] It later supported Russification, though, and opposed Jaan Tõnisson's Postimees.[6] Its publisher Grenzstein has been characterized because of his later position as "the most remarkable representative of Estonian national nihilism".[6]

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

Juhan Liiv occasionally contributed to Olevik.[7] Jüri Tilk also contributed to the weekly and later, became its second editor.[8] 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. ^ a b c d e Aile Möldre (2013). "The Popularisation of Book History in Estonian Textbooks and Periodical Press (19th century–1917)". Knygotyra. 60. doi:10.15388/kn.v60i0.1366.
  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).
  4. ^ a b Helen Biin; Anneli Albi (2012). "Suffrage and the Nation: Women's Vote in Estonia". In Blanca Rodriguez Ruiz; Ruth Rubio Marin (eds.). The Struggle for Female Suffrage in Europe: Voting to Become Citizens. Leiden; Boston, MA: BRILL. p. 117. ISBN 978-90-04-22991-4.
  5. ^ Marju Lauristin; Peeter Vihalemm (2014). "Introduction". In Marju Lauristin; Peeter Vihalemm (eds.). Reading in changing society (PDF). Tartu: University of Tartu Press. ISBN 978-9949325757.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Grenzstein, Ado 1849-1916". Revel Eslen. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
  7. ^ "LIFES literature class – interpretation of poetry". LIFES Comenius. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ^ Anu Pallas (2010). "Isamaaline tundmus. Eesti ja Soome kirjamees Jüri Tilk ehk Yrjö Virula" (PDF). Keel ja Kirjandus.
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