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The Singing Revolution in Estonia 1987-1991

The Singing Revolution in Estonia 1987-1991. Comenius 2010-2012 Martna Põhikool Kaja Sarrapik , Marek Tammemägi. The Singing Revolution in the Art. the fast spread of national romanticism involved important changes – performances, installations and shows.

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The Singing Revolution in Estonia 1987-1991

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  1. TheSingingRevolutionin Estonia1987-1991 Comenius 2010-2012 Martna Põhikool Kaja Sarrapik, Marek Tammemägi

  2. The Singing Revolution in the Art the fast spread of national romanticism involved important changes – performances, installations and shows. Traditional painting was starting to lose its leading position, it was replaced with new technics.

  3. The Singing Revolution in the Art The artist Jüri Arrak wasoneofthementalleadersinthenewrevolutionarymovementintheculture. Hispainting „ A man with a dragon” involvesthemessagefromtheEstonianepic „ Kalevipoeg” – itistimeforchanges.

  4. TheSingingRevolutionintheCaricature • Thecaricaturewas a goodwayinthe 1990s todemonstratethenewprocessesinthesociety. • Thecaricatureis a protest againstthephosphoriteminingin Estonia between 1987-88. Thepicturemarksthebeginningofthesingingrevolutionin Estonia.

  5. TheSingingRevolutionintheMonuments • Itwaspossibleto start talkingaboutthe monumentswhichwere oncebuiltforthepeople whodefended Estonia in theFreedomWar (1918 1920) and theywere damaged and destroyed duringtheSovietperiod.

  6. The Singing Revolution in the Journalism • Media played an important role during the independence movement 1987-1991. Since then the political publicity wasn't possible, it was developing and reached its high level in 1988 when people's reading interest grew dramatically. Newspapers played the role of the organizer of crowds. The national memory was restored. Media was the key to the crowds.

  7. The Singing Revolution in the Cinematographic • The film makers started to reflect issues that were strongly banned during the Soviet period. • The documentaries started to reflect ecological and environmental issues. • The hectic time in the society was reflected in the cartoons too.

  8. The Singing Revolution in the Literature

  9. TheSingingRevolutionintheLiterature • M.-A. Kelam “From the entire heart”: freedom of Estonia was possible thanks to the sense of justice and the struggle of hundreds and thousands of people • T. Tõnisson “Once we will win…”: The thought that one day we will win anyway became clearer and it united people stronger and stronger

  10. TheSingingRevolutionintheLiterature • M. Laar “101 historical events in Estonia”: Describing the singing revolution H. Valk says in this book:“It was worth to suffer the humiliation of the Russian rule for decades. It is the biggest demonstration ever, never seen before in any films or television, in live or dream.The peaceful revolution in Estonia was like an example to the rest of the socialist world- it is possible to fight without guns.

  11. The Singing Revolution in the Literature • P. Vesilind “Estonia in the year 1989”: sweet but at the same time also bitter period of the Estonian history. • P. Vesilind “Memories of The Singing Revolution”: the Estonians have sung themselves free from the Russian occupation.

  12. TheSingingRevolutionintheMusic • Inthelate 1980’s musicwasonceagainusedas a unifyingforcewhenhundredsofthousandsgatheredtosingforbiddenEstoniansongs, demandingtheirrightforself-determinationfrom a brutalSovietoccupier • “Theyoungpeople, withoutanypoliticalparty, and withoutanypoliticians, just cametogether ... notonlytensofthousandsbuthundredsofthousands ... togather and tosing and togivethisnation a newspirit,” remarks Mart Laar, a SingingRevolutionleader and thefirstpost-SovietPrime Minister of Estonia. “ThiswastheideaoftheSingingRevolution.”

  13. TheSingingRevolutionintheMusic Song festivals • Thefirstonein 1869 • HasservedasthesymbolofEstoniannationalculture and identity. • ThefestivalscarriedthespiritofnationalismduringtheyearsofRussianoccupationbetween 1940 and 1991.

  14. TheSingingRevolutionintheMusic Song festivals • Thetraditionalopening and finishingsongs, Mihkel Lüdig's"Dawn" and Gustav Ernesaks' “LandofmyFathers, Landthat I Love” haveacquired a liturgicalfunction - song miraculouslyslippedbytheSovietcensors, and forfiftyyearsitwas a musicalstatementofeveryEstonian’sdesireforfreedom.

  15. TheSingingRevolutionintheMusic TheSingingRevolution a non-violentrevolutionthatoverthrew a veryviolentoccupation. thespontaneous mass night-singingdemonstrations at the Tallinn Song Festival Groundswhen a hundredthousandEstoniansgathereachnightfor a weektosing protest songs all nightinJune 10–11, 1988

  16. TheSingingRevolutionintheMusic • Rock Music • InMay 1988, fivenewpatrioticrocksongs (Viis isamaalist laulu) writtenby Alo Mattiisenbecamerallyingcriesforindependence. A song cycleFivePatrioticSongs, createdbyMattiisen and Leesment and partiallybased on hundred-year-oldpatrioticchoralsongs, becameespeciallypopular.

  17. TheSingingRevolutionintheMusic Tothe song cycleFivePatrioticSongsbelong: 1)Isamaa ilu hoieldes(CherishingtheBeautyoftheLandofmyFathers) 2) Eestlane olen ja eestlaseks jään (Estonian I Am, and Estonian I WillBe) wasfirstsunginMay 1988. Withthis song startedthe real Singingrevolution. 3) Kaunimad laulud (TheFinestofSongs) 4) Mingem üles mägedele (Let’sGoUptotheHills) 5) Sind surmani (Until I Die)

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