Peeter Siegfried Nikolaus Põld, born in 1878, was an Estonian politician. Taken part of the very creation of Estonian Republic he then served as a minister of education and a member of parliament.
Location: Obinitsa küla, Meremäe vald, Võrumaa, 65301
The monument to the Singing Mother of the Seto People is dedicated to all of the most famous singing ladies of Setomaa, primarily Hilana Taarka, Miko Ode and Irö Matrina. The monument was completed and unveiled in 1986 as part of the 4th Seto Song Days....
Nikolai Pirogov (1810--1881), having studied and taught in Tartu University, was among the firsts in Europe to use ether for narcosis. While serving as a doctor in Crimean War he started to use plaster castings which significantly lessened the number of...