Exclusive: Sinking The Wilhelm Gustloff
byTo commemorate the 71st anniversary of the, January 31, 1945, sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, UpNorth is offering readers free, limited time access to…
Culture
Russia’s New Dissidents in Baltic Exile Pt. 2
bySince the crisis in Ukraine, the integration of Russian-speakers, always a contentious subject, has become an even more pressing issue in Baltic discourse, and…
Russia’s New Dissidents in Baltic Exile Pt. 1
byArtemy Troitsky has, for thirty years, been the international face of Russian rock music. Yaroslavl-born and Prague-bred, the son of a true-believer Marxist academic,…
Paul Keres: A Man Whose Life Reflected His Homeland
byPaul Keres was born in Narva—then of the Russian Empire, now of Estonia—on January 7, 1916, and so his birth and his life would…
A Very Putin Calendar 2016
byVladimir Putin recently launched his 2016 calendar. UpNorth is pleased to offer an alternative Putin calendar.
US Musician David Lowery Sues Sweden’s Spotify for $150m
byUS singer-songwriter and musician’s rights advocate, David Lowery, who fronted alternative rock acts Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, has filed a proposed class action suit…
One Person Attends Christmas Service at Keflavik Church in Iceland
byOnly one person showed up for Christmas service at Innri-Njarðvíkur Church, near Keflavík, on Christmas morning, according to Víkurfréttir. Her name is Anna Meyvantsdótt,…
Preparation for Sale?
byA disgruntled, formerly union mechanic sent UpNorth these unauthorized photos to document what the state is doing to the three Bombardier jets to ready…
Sofi Oksanen’s “When The Doves Disappeared” Ranked Among Top 2015 Books
byNational newspapers in the UK and Canada have selected Sofi Oksanen’s When The Doves Disappeared among the top books of 2015. When The Doves…
Estonian Film “The Fencer” Nominated for Golden Globe
byThe critically acclaimed Estonian-Finnish co-production, The Fencer, has been nominated for a Golden Globe award. This is the second consecutive nomination for an Estonian…