Estonianization

Estonianization

Estonianization is the changing of one's personal names from other languages into Estonian, or the development of Estonian language, culture and identity within educational and other state institutions through various programs.

Family names

Before 1920, some fifty percent of Estonian surnames were of foreign origin. [George Kurman, "The Development Of Written Estonian", Routledge 1997, ISBN 0700703802, page 85] In the beginning of the1930s, president Konstantin Päts introduced a nation wide Estonianization program for family names. During this campaign thousands of Estonian citizens living in Estonia voluntarily changed their original family names.

Notable estonianized names

*Karl-August Einbund -> Kaarel Eenpalu
*Lydia Jannsen -> Lydia Koidula
*Hans Laipman -> Ants Laikmaa
*Kristjan Trossmann -> Kristjan Palusalu

Integration

The integration policy is aimed at strengthening of the Estonian identity among population, to develop shared values, shared identity of space, pride in being the country’s citizen, respect and acceptance towards cultural differences among Estonian residents.

Education

On 14 March , 2000 the Government of Estonia adopted “State Programme “Integration in Estonian society 2000- 2007". Main areas and aims of the integration established by the program are linguistic-communicative, legal-political and socio-economical. The Program has four sub programs: education, the education and culture of national minorities, the teaching of Estonian to adults and social competence. The aim of the sub-programs is to be achieved via the learning of the Estonian language by children and adults.

ee also


* [http://www.rahvastikuminister.ee Estonian Ministry of Population]
* [http://www.meis.ee/eng/raamatukogu Integration Foundation]

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