Kultuur ja Elu (meaning "Culture and Life" in English) is an Estonian magazine dedicated to culture.
History and profile Kultuur ja Elu has been issued since 1958.Magazine website"Kultuur ja Elu ", in Eesti rahvusbibliograafia
In the 21st century, the journal developed into an almost exclusively military history publication, dealing primarily with the fate of Estonian soldiers in World War II. At times she was suspected of having a fondness for National Socialism.
During the Soviet times the magazine was a publication of the Ministry of Culture of Estonian SSR and Estonian SSR Council of Trade Unions. Between 1858 and 1958 its name was Kultuuritöötaja (meaning Worker of Culture in English)."Kultuur ja elu" at Stanford University database Its content was related to "workers of culture", i.e., artists, actors, writers, critics, ets. It also published short literary works and has a section of photography.
Since the 1990s, after re-establishing independence by Estonia, its main topics has included crimes of the Soviet regime and struggle for freedom against Communism and Soviet state. Following the privatization of the press the magazine began to be published by Perioodika.
Editors-in-chief Friedrich Issak Sirje Endre (1984–1993) Jüri Estam (in the mid-1990s) Andres Herkel (1991–1992, editor-in-chief of the supplement Eesti Elu (meaning "Estonian Life" in English))Andres Herkel curriculum vitae Tea Kurvits (since 2009)
References
External links Official website