The concept of ‘freedom’ in East European literature VIII

PROGRAMME

Friday 17 October

12.15pm Opening at the Narva College of the University of Tartu, auditorium 100

12.15pm Szilárd Tibor Tóth: Remembering writer and kindred peoples’ activist Arvo Valton

12.40pm Stephan Johannes Dudeck: Living Freely: The Life Example and Poetic Path of Yuri Vella / Жить свободно: жизненный пример и поэтический путь Юрия Веллы (Zoom)

1.05pm Jaan Õispuu: Many faces of Karelian literature from the Estonian point of view

1.30pm Piret Norvik: On the translations and translators of Mór Jókai’s short novel “Hiiu Tower”

1.55pm Sergey Dyukin: Некоторые аспекты рецепции творчества Мора Йокаи (Zoom)

2.20-2.40pm Coffee break

2.40pm Jaan Bärenson: “Forbidden book” – The Bible during Soviet Estonia

3.05pm Anna Makeev: The contribution of Finnish and Estonian missionaries in translating Mari spiritual literature

3.30pm Boris Balyasnyi: Некоторые аспекты перевода эстонской детской литературы (поэзии) на русский язык после восстановления независимости ЭР

3.55pm Madis Arukask: Pusztay-Valton’s “Somatu” and Samoyed folklore

4.20pm Ending of the conference

4.30pm Opening of the Finno-Ugric book exhibition dedicated to Arvo Valton and Finno-Ugric-themed photo exhibition (lobby of the Narva College)

5pm Opening of Fenno-Ugria’s and Tõnu Seilenthal’s exhibition “Eggs from the Nest of the Waterfowl“. The audience is greeted by songs and dances by Anna Makeev and members of Tallinn Mari Society and Tartu Mari Union (Rugodiv Cultural Centre, Puškini 8)

6pm Fenno-Ugria presents: Lennart Meri’s film “Waterfowl People” at the small hall of Rugodiv Cultural Centre

7.30pm dinner (restaurant of Hotel Inger, invitation only, Puškini 28)

8pm Finno-Ugric evening (conference hall of Hotel Inger, Puškini 28)
Finno-Ugric concert & dancing: Tõnu Vorms (Tartu), Aleksei Aleksejev (Tallinn), Anna Makeev (Tallinn), ensemble Pántlika (Hungary)
Slide show: Edgar Saar: “The Khanty material culture at the end of the 20th century”
Literature evening: presentation of Mór Jókai’s book “Hiiu Tower” (Tallinn 2025)

Saturday 18 October

11am-1pm Seminar on bible translation by the Estonian Bible Society (conference hall of Hotel Inger, Puškini 28)

4-6pm Kindred Peoples’ Day concert of traditional music (Fenno-Ugria) at the Rugodiv Cultural Centre (Puškini 8). Performers: Oshmes (Udmurt), Suprjadki (Estonian, Votic), Dänkki Briha (Finnish), Ar-God (Estonian-Udmurt), Lolav! (Komi), Anna Makeev & Co (Mari), Pántlika (Hungary, in cooperation with the Liszt Institutekoostöös Liszti instituudiga)

Partners: Liszt Institute – Tallinn Hungarian Cultural Centre, Estonian Bible Society, Fenno-Ugria Foundation, Hotel Inger.

The conference of the Narva College of the University of Tartu is supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

Fenno-Ugria’s events in Narva are supported by the Just Transition Fund, the Cultural Endowment and Ministry of Culture of Estonia.