‘Fate of the Finno-Ugric peoples’ seminar available to watch online
Fenno-Ugria’s seminar ‘Fate of the Finno-Ugric peoples: its substantiation in culture and the political reality’ is now available to watch online. The seminar was organised in the framework of Tartu24 Finno-Ugric Days.
As an event of the main programme of the Tartu2024 Capital of Culture, Fenno-Ugria’s seminar ‘Fate of the Finno-Ugric peoples: its substantiation in culture and political reality’ took place on 15 June 2024 in Tartu, Estonia.
The seminar was opened by Madis Arukask, Chairman of the Board of Fenno-Ugria.
The opening lecture was given by Tõnu Seilenthal, ‘We cannot go through without Ugria…’, who touched upon the development of Finno-Ugristics in the world and in Estonia, as well as the state of Finno-Ugric cooperation and future prospects in the changed political situation.
Artist and lecturer Kärt Summatavet‘s ‘Hingelkõnd – artists at the roots of Finno-Ugric inspiration’ dealt with Finno-Ugric cultures as influences on Estonian artists. The lecture was followed by a panel discussion on ‘Finno-Ugric peoples in Russia: current situation and future prospects’, which dealt with the identity of Finno-Ugric peoples living in Russia and Finno-Ugric cooperation. Participants included ethnologist Aimar Ventsel, Fenno-Ugria board members Elena Kirt, Tõnu Seilenthal and board chairman Madis Arukask, adviser Jaak Prozes. The discussion was moderated by Barbi Pilvre, Director of Fenno-Ugria. Recording by Etnomeedia MTÜ, Aleksei Aleksejev.
This was followed by the presentation of the Fenno-Ugria Yearbook ‘Soome-ugri sõlmed 2023’.
