Nikolai Baturin

The recorded working language is Estonian, Mulgi and Russian. Places of work recorded in the authority are Tallinn. Works named in the authority record are The Heart of the Bear. Distinctions recorded are Order of the White Star, 5th Class, Eduard Vilde literary award and Wiedemann Language Award.

Baturin was born in the village of Arumetsa in Suislepa Parish (now the village of Maltsa, Viljandi Parish), Viljandi County. His father was a fisherman. After attending high school, military service took him for five years to the Caspian oil-fields and the Atlantic Ocean; for fifteen years he was a hunter in the Siberian taiga. For six years he participated in various geological expeditions. Baturin debuted with a collection of poetry, Maa-alused järved (Underground Lakes, 1968), in the last wave of the "cassette" generation in the 1960s. In addition to fiction, he has written plays, poetry, screenplays, and essays. He has illustrated his own books and produced his own plays. His works have been translated into Russian, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian. He became a member of the Estonian Writers' Union in 1973. Baturin lived at his home farm by Lake Võrts.

• The Centaur, 2003 • Apocalypse Anno Domini, 1997 (1000) • Caught in a Vicious Circle, 1996 (2000). • Timid Nikas, the Comber of Lions' Manes, 1993 (10,000). • A Murder at the Lighthouse, 1993 (16,000) • The Heart of the Bear, 1989 (16,000). • Early Ice, 1985 (25,000). • Forests Spreading Far and Wide:a prose poem, 1981 (5000) • Somersaults (prose poem, short story, drama), 1980 (8000) • Echo Finds, 1977 (28,000). • King of the King's Cabin, 1976 (28,000). • The Oasis, 1973 (23,000). • At an Early Late Hour: a prose poem, 1973 (20,000).

• Timid Nikas, the Comber of Lions' Manes, 1999. • A Murder at the Lighthouse, 1994. • The Heart of the Bear (in seven instalments), 1993. • Summer Snowstorms, 1992.

• A Ghost in the Cupboard, 1993 (5000). • The Diamond Path, 1986 (5000) • A Dwarf on the Cothurns

Nikolai Baturin is recorded as having received Order of the White Star, 5th Class, Eduard Vilde literary award and Wiedemann Language Award. Recognition and collections. Baturin received Order of the White Star, 5th Class, Eduard Vilde literary award and Wiedemann Language Award.