Paul-Eerik Rummo
Paul-Eerik Rummo (born 19 January 1942) is an Estonian poet, playwright, translator and politician who was the former Estonian Minister of Culture and Education, as well as the former Estonian Minister of Population Affairs. Paul-Eerik studied literature at the University of Tartu, graduating in 1965. Rummo has worked in Estonian theatres.
Paul-Eerik Rummo
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- Name
- Paul-Eerik Rummo
- Born
- 19 January 1942
- Birthplace
- Tallinn, then part of Generalbezirk Estland, Reichskommissariat Ostland
- Spouse
- Viiu Härm
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Estonia
- Occupation
- poet · translator · playwright · politician · literary critic · writer · librettist
- Education
- University of Tartu
- Honours
- Order of the White Star, 2nd Class · Juhan Liiv Poetry Award · Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR · Order of the National Coat of Arms and 4th Class · Royal Order of the Polar Star · Jaan Kross literary award
- Languages
- Estonian
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Biography
Biography
Paul-Eerik Rummo studied at University of Tartu. The recorded working language is Estonian. Places of work recorded in the authority are Tallinn. Positions recorded include member of the Riigikogu and Minister of Culture and Education. Distinctions recorded are Order of the White Star, 2nd Class, Juhan Liiv Poetry Award, Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR and Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class.
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Key facts
• Name — Paul-Eerik Rummo • Office — Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs • Prime Minister — Juhan Parts Andrus Ansip • Term Start — 2003 • Term End — 2007 • Predecessor — Eldar Efendijev • Successor — Urve Palo • Office2 — Minister of Culture and Education • Prime Minister2 — Mart Laar • Term Start2 — 1992 • Term End2 — 1994 • Predecessor2 — Rein Loik • Successor2 — Peeter Olesk • Born — 19 January 1942 • Birthplace — Tallinn, then part of Generalbezirk Estland, Reichskommissariat Ostland • Spouse — Viiu Härm • Children — 3
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Paul-Eerik Rummo (born 19 January 1942) is recorded as a writer, politician and librettist. Paul-Eerik Rummo was born on 19 January 1942 in Reval.
Personal life
Personal life
Paul-Eerik Rummo is married to the actress, poet, author, and translator Viiu Härm. The couple has three daughters.
Career and activity
Career and activity
Recorded positions include member of the Riigikogu, Minister of Culture and Education, Minister of Education and Research, Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs and substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He worked at Tallinn.
Identity
Identity
Paul-Eerik Rummo is recorded as having received Order of the White Star, 2nd Class, Juhan Liiv Poetry Award and Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR. Paul-Eerik Rummo is recorded as poet, translator, playwright, politician and literary critic.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1942
Paul-Eerik Rummo born at Tallinn.
Legacy
In October 1980, Rummo was a signatory of the Letter of 40 Intellectuals, a public letter in which forty prominent Estonian intellectuals defended the Estonian language and protested the Russification policies of the Kremlin in Estonia. The signatories also expressed their unease against republic-level government in harshly dealing with youth protests in Tallinn that were sparked a week earlier due to the banning of a public performance of the punk rock band Propeller. In the novel Purge (in Finnish Puhdistus) by Sofi Oksanen, Rummo's poetry becomes a symbol of resistance against Russification in Estonia, sprinkled throughout the narrative.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 300675488, Laulu Paul-Eerik Rummo sõnadele.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q788525: Paul-Eerik Rummo
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- “Paul-Eerik Rummo”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Selected bibliography
• Poetry • Ankruhiivaja (The Anchor-weigher), 1962 • Lumevalgus … lumepimedus (Snow Light... Snow Darkness), 1966 • Saatja aadress ja teised luuletused 1968-1972 (Sender's Address and Other Poems 1968-1972), 1989. • The September Sun. Facing bilingual with English translations by Ritva Poom. Cross-Cultural Communications, 1994. • Plays • Tuhkatriinumäng (Cinderellagame), printed 1969
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- 1.Paar: Viiu Härm ja Paul-Eerik Rummo. 6 December 2005.
- 2.Vahtre, Lauri. Ajaleht Pravda ja 40 keisri hullu. Postimees. 28 October 2005.
- 3.Jaggi, Maya. Purge by Sofi Oksanen. The Guardian. 21 August 2010.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Ankruhiivaja (The Anchor-weigher), 1962
- Lumevalgus … lumepimedus (Snow Light ... Snow Darkness), 1966
- Saatja aadress ja teised luuletused 1968-1972 (Sender's Address and Other Poems 1968-1972), 1989.
- The September Sun. Facing bilingual with English translations by Ritva Poom. Cross-Cultural Communications, 1994.
- Tuhkatriinumäng (Cinderellagame), printed 1969
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 300675488, Laulu Paul-Eerik Rummo sõnadele.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Paul-Eerik Rummo received Order of the White Star, 2nd Class, Juhan Liiv Poetry Award, Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR, Order of the National Coat of Arms, 4th Class, Royal Order of the Polar Star and Jaan Kross literary award.
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