AUOE: timeline of main events 1996–2021

On 15 January 1996 the creative group dance ensemble “Kolor” was founded at Tallinn Mustjõe Gymnasium. Today: dance ensemble KOLOR, registry code 80071853, head Nina Koort – kolorbalet@gmail.com

10.01.1997 the Ukrainian cultural society “Prosvita” was registered, registry code 80000770, head Oksana Mamutova.

From autumn 1998 a Ukrainian Sunday school operated at the society “Prosvita”; in 2007 it gained official status as the school “Nadiia”. Head: Oksana Mamutova, and from 2007 Volodymyr Palamar.

19.03.1999 the Ukrainian society “Vitchyzna” in Pärnu was registered, registry code 80073697, head Liudmyla Fainytska

22.07.1999 the Ukrainian community society “Vodohrai” in Sillamäe was registered, registry code 80096043, head Larysa Zhytnyk.

From October 1999 a Ukrainian Sunday school has operated at “Vodohrai” in Sillamäe and Tartu. Head: Larysa Zhytnyk.

30.05.2000 the Ukrainian association AUOE was registered, registry code 80127690.

May 2001. The first International Festival of Children’s and Youth Creativity “Flowers of Ukraine”, Tallinn.

27.08.2001 the non-profit association “Orpheus” was registered, registry code 80152103, head Liubov Laur.

On 9 August 2001, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine gave an award to the Association of Ukrainian Organisations in Estonia on the 10th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence.

07.02.2002 the society Koit was founded, registry code 80163503, head Vladyslav Reznichenko.

October 2002. The first International Festival of Ukrainian Culture and Art “Northern Star” with ensembles from Russia and Latvia.

23 April 2003. The second International Festival of Children’s and Youth Creativity “Flowers of Ukraine”.

10 March 2004. The first conference of Ukrainian youth in Estonia (SUM Estonia). The then head of SUM Estonia, Volodymyr Palamar, gave a talk on “The role of Ukrainian youth in Estonia in the country’s youth movement”.

16–17 November 2006. The fourth seminar “Ukrainian Education in Estonia” at the Sillamäe Ukrainian Sunday school with lecturers from the universities of Tallinn, Tartu and Kyiv.

2 November 2007. The first all-Estonian culture festival “Ukrainian Wave” in Pärnu, organised by the Pärnu society “Vitchyzna”. Founder of the festival: Nina Sushko.

On 4 October 2008 the Sunday school “Nadiia” began work at the AUOE cultural centre, head Volodymyr Palamar.

05.06.2009 the studio “Kobzaryk” was officially registered, registry code 80289003, head Mykola Rybchenko.

20.09.2009 the Ukrainian society and Saturday school “Kalyna” in Valga was registered, head Ruslana Dovha, registry code 80294530. dovha.ruslana@gmail.com

13.01.2010 the Ukrainian art studio “Mriia” was registered, registry code 80302325.

On 10 January 2011 an optional Ukrainian language class was opened at Tallinn Mustjõe Gymnasium.

17 October 2011. The T. Shevchenko Sunday school began work at the society Koit. School director: V. Reznichenko.

March 2012. The society “Chervona Ruta” was founded.

6 November 2012 – the first classical music festival “Vivat, Music!” with leading Estonian performers in Tapa, organised by the society “Orpheus”.

On 9 February 2013 the cultural club “Kryla” began its work with an evening devoted to Marusia Churai.

23 June 2013. Cossacks of the Ukrainian Registered Cossacks, together with the Alutaguse unit of the Defence League, took part in the Victory Day parade in Sillamäe.

14–15 September 2013 – another “Sorochyntsi Fair” with AUOE ensembles.

3–14 February 2014 the AUOE cultural centre hosted a meeting with Anatolii Filipovych, chief researcher at the Department of Clinical and Social Narcology of the Institute of Neurology and Psychiatry of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and member of the New York Academy of Sciences.

3–7 March 2014 a football tournament was held to mark the 200th birth anniversary of T. H. Shevchenko.

On 5 March 2014 the exhibition “Integration in Photographs” by photographer Olena Kovpak opened at the National Library of Estonia.

On 23 March 2014 literary and musical evenings for the 200th anniversary of T. Shevchenko were held in Tallinn and Tapa with all AUOE Ukrainian communities.

On 11 September 2014 a delegation of the Republic of Estonia visited the Vinnytsia region.

On 4 October 2014 AUOE hosted a meeting with the Ukrainian poet Mariia Vlad.

On 24 November 2014 a Prayer for Ukraine marking the anniversary of the Holodomor was held at St Simeon’s Church.

On 23 June 2015 the parade of the Estonian Defence Forces took place with the participation of the Ukrainian Registered Cossacks of Estonia.

On 29 August 2015 the charity event “Battle for Independence 2015” was held at the Tallinn Teachers’ House.

On 23 January 2017 heads of AUOE societies met President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who was on an official visit at the invitation of Estonia’s leadership.

On 4 October 2017 AUOE welcomed Oleksandr Prytula from Zaporizhzhia, head of the all-Ukrainian NGO “Spas”.

On 14 October 2017 a Ukrainian Cossack Day celebration was held at the Valga military equipment museum, organised by Ruslana Dovha, head of the society “Kalyna”.

On 22 October 2017 the drama “Mother the Servant”, based on works by T. Shevchenko, was staged at Lindakivi Cultural Centre by the art studio “Mriia” led by Olha Horianska.

On 28 October 2017 the round table “Ukrainian Students in Estonian Science and Education” was held (Tartu).

On 1 November 2017 – 5 years of the Saturday school and society “Kalyna” in Valga.

7 November 2017. 20th anniversary of the society “Prosvita” with guests from Ukraine. Concert at the House of the Blackheads.

1–3 December 2017 AUOE hosted training for Estonian Sunday school teachers with lecturers from the Kyiv University of Postgraduate Teacher Education. Organiser: V. Palamar.

16 February 2018. The cultural club “Kryla” continued its work at the AUOE cultural centre.

On 2 June 2018 the Sunday school “Nadiia” celebrated its 20th anniversary.

11.09.–17.09.2018 The society Vodohrai took part in the international Ukrainian diaspora festival “Ukraina-Fest” in Barcelona, Spain.

17–22 August 2018 the first World Forum of Ukrainian-studies Saturday and Sunday schools took place in Lviv with the Valga Saturday school “Kalyna” and the Sunday school of “Vodohrai”.

On 20 October 2018 the 9th International Festival of Ukrainian Culture “Northern Star” took place with Sviatoslav Boiko, frontman of the Kyiv band “Shyrokyi Lan”.

13–17.12.2018 The 5th “St Nicholas Fest” and the project “Handmade” at the Ukrainian society “Vodohrai” in Sillamäe with decorative and applied art masters and children’s groups from Ukraine.

06.01.2019 Concert at St Charles’s Church (Kaarli kirik) with Sunday school children and the choir “Ukraina”!

08.01.2019 The AUOE Statutes were translated into Ukrainian!

15.01.2019 A retrospective list of AUOE’s main events was prepared!!!

20 January 2019 The AUOE Board met with the heads of 12 societies that are members or associate members of the association.

9 March 2019 Celebrating the Kobzar’s 205th anniversary, the Sunday school “Nadiia” and the cultural club “Kryla” held a literary and musical event at the Tallinn Teachers’ House attended by the Ambassador of Ukraine to Estonia Mariana Betsa and priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox community, and flowers were laid at the memorial oak on Taras Shevchenko’s birthday.

10 March 2019 A Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) celebration was held in Tapa. Among the organisers were the society “Koit” and its head Vladyslav Reznichenko.

17 March 2019 ETV news covered topics relevant to the Ukrainian diaspora – the upcoming Ukrainian presidential election and the problems of Ukrainian migrant workers in Europe – with comments from AUOE President Volodymyr Palamar and “Nadiia” teacher Tetiana Klymenko. The journalists also showed language and music lessons at the Sunday school “Nadiia” and the children performing for parents and guests who attended a class on Saturday, 16 March.

18 March 2019 Literary readings for the 205th anniversary of T. H. Shevchenko at the Ukrainian society “Vodohrai” in Sillamäe.

23 March 2019 The 20th anniversary of the Pärnu Ukrainian society “Vitchyzna”, led by Liudmyla Fainytska, was celebrated in a festive and truly family atmosphere.

23 March 2019 Celebration of T. H. Shevchenko’s 205th anniversary. Literary and musical salon “The Road to Taras” with the Ukrainian society Kalyna, AUOE’s Sunday school Nadiia and the dance group led by Liudmyla Nevechera from Valga Priimetsa Kool.

24 March 2019 The society “Prosvita” (Tallinn), led by Oksana Mamutova, together with the art association “Mriia” led by Olha Horianska, held a successful literary and musical concert of Taras Shevchenko’s works in the Small Hall of the Russian Cultural Centre to mark his 205th birth anniversary.

7 April 2019 “Together and Forever” – programme of the dance ensemble “Kolor” (Tallinn) at Lindakivi concert hall.

11 April 2019 Campaign in support of the Crimean Tatar people “United by the Flag – #LIBERATECRIMEA” with the AUOE Ukrainian Youth Association, the Embassy of Ukraine in Estonia and civic activists. On 21 April 2019, Following Gogol’s paths… the art studio “Mriia” led by Olha Horianska marked the 210th birth anniversary of N. V. Gogol with the literary and musical programme “Wondrous Dnieper”.

23 April 2019 Congratulations on another victory, dance ensemble “Kolor”!

12 May 2019 Easter meeting of Ukrainians and Estonians on Mother’s Day at the Hoppner House, Tallinn. Organiser: Estonian Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

25 May 2019 Anniversary events of the Ukrainian society “Vodohrai” in Sillamäe for its 20th anniversary.

25.05.–26.05.2019 The choir “Ukraina” of the society “Prosvita”, conducted by Nataliia Popova, took part in the Days of Slavic Literature and Culture.

26 May 2019 May Ukraine flourish… The bandura ensemble and vocal group of the Sunday school “Nadiia” (head Liudmyla Hramiak) took part in the all-Estonian Day of Nations on Town Hall Square.

8 June 2019 The gala concert of the XIX International Festival of Children’s and Youth Creativity “Flowers of Ukraine” took place on the stage of Tallinn’s Lindakivi Cultural Centre.

17 June 2019 The society and Saturday school “Kalyna” (Valga) took part in the festival “Folklore Mosaic” in Prague.

6 August 2019 Activists of the Ukrainian community in Estonia supported the worldwide flash mob “United by the Flag” on Ukraine’s National Flag Day.

16–17 August 2019 The Integration Foundation together with the Ministry of Culture held another training seminar for heads of national cultural associations, with an excursion to Estonia’s many historical and cultural sites. On 16–17 August 2019 participants got to know the unique culture of Mulgimaa.

17 August 2019 The cultural club “Kryla” of the society “Orpheus”, based at the AUOE cultural centre, supports the life of Ukrainian communities in Estonia regardless of affiliation. On 17 August “Kryla” members were welcome guests and participants at the festival-fair “Big Family”, started by Ukrainians in Rakvere two years ago.

21 September 2019 Fair of Estonia’s national cultures, Town Hall Square, Tallinn. Sunday school “Nadiia” and folk ensemble “Zhurba”.

28 September 2019 Creative evening and concert of Iryna Solomatina and friends at Tapa Kultuurikoda.

28 September 2019 A family day of Ukrainian culture with pupils and teachers of the Sunday school “Nadiia” was held at Tallinn Central Library.

20 October 2019 Warmest anniversary congratulations to the society and Saturday school “Kalyna” in Valga!!!

20 October 2019 “A Life Full of Light”. Concert opening the creative season of AUOE ensembles and soloists at Tallinn’s Lindakivi hall.

21 October 2019 Interview with “Nadiia” deputy head Alla Inno-Yakymenko and school founder Oksana Mamutova on Raadio 4’s programme “Chervona Kalyna”.

24 October 2019 Representatives of the Ukrainian community met MPs of the Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE) faction at the Riigikogu. Topical issues of security, education, cultural and economic development and media policy were raised.

08.12.2019 The musical family of brothers Henri and Edgar Tron created the themed programme “With a Song in the Heart”, featuring favourite melodies in Ukrainian, Estonian, Italian, Russian, Hebrew, Armenian and English. Organiser: the art studio “Mriia”, head Olha Horianska.

17.12.2019 The concert “Christmas Bells” with the choir “Ukraina” took place at St Charles’s Church (Tallinna Kaarli kirik).

21 December 2019 A performance with pupils and teachers of the Ukrainian Sunday school took place at the museum department of the Tallinn Puppet Theatre.

20.01.2019 The AUOE Board met at the cultural centre. Because the AUOE computer was being repaired, data for 2019 are missing.

11.01.2020 Christmas evening at the AUOE cultural centre.

20.01.2020 On 19 January 2020 the choir “Ukraina” of the society “Prosvita”, conducted by Nataliia Popova, took part in the festive Epiphany liturgy at the church of the Ukrainian Orthodox community of St Nicholas the Wonderworker, performing sacred songs and folk carols for the parishioners.

18.05.2020 A programme with Volodymyr Palamar was recorded at Raadio 4’s “Chervona Kalyna” studio.

28.05.2020 Video recording of an address to cultural workers on AUOE’s 20th anniversary.

30.05.2020 Happy 20th anniversary, AUOE!

08.08.2020 Participation in the concert programme for Tapa Town Day.

13.08.2020 Campaign in support of the Belarusian people on Freedom Square.

20.08.2020 “Kryla” club evening on the theme “Estonia in the World’s Cultural Space”, with 16 participants.

29.08.2020 Laid flowers at the memorial oak with Hanna Kharchenko and Volodymyr Palamar for Defender of the Fatherland Day. Met and talked with the Leibiuks and other community members.

13.09.2020 Creative evening and concert of Oksana Mamutova in the Small Hall of the Russian Cultural Centre with V. Palamar and activists…

19.09.2020 Concert on Town Hall Square for Estonia’s Days of Nations with the Sunday school “Nadiia”.

22.09.2020 Lawyer Erki Kasar held his first consultation for Ukrainian community members at the AUOE cultural centre.

26.09.2020 The Sunday school “Nadiia” opened the new school year.

27.09.2020 The Association’s art groups took part in a concert for Estonia’s Days of Nations at the Russian Cultural Centre.

28.09.2020 The ceiling of the AUOE office was replaced after a flood!!!

08.10.2020 Nadiia Trieskova, one of the winners of the photo competition “Autumn in Mustamäe”, received her award at Tallinn City Government.

10.10.2020 “Kryla” club meeting and the game “Patsiorky” with the society “Vodohrai” from Sillamäe.

25.10.2020 Programme “Songs of the Soul” by the society Prosvita in the Small Hall of the Russian Cultural Centre.

31.10.2020 A successful concert for the birthday of the society “Chervona Ruta” was held at Tapa Kultuurikoda.

01.11.2020 Festival “Flowers of Ukraine” at Lindakivi Cultural Centre!!!

10.11.2020 Interview on Raadio 4.

31.01.2021 A concert by the group “Rodovid” (Viacheslav and Zinaida Vinchura and Alona Duminika) and Liudmyla Hramiak was held at the Ukrainian Orthodox parish. A very successful performance that drew a truly stormy response, words of thanks and admiration from the audience.

02.02.2021 Sent a letter and a video clip of a song to Lesya Ukrainka’s poem “Nadiia” to “Ukraine – World”.

24.02.2021 Recorded a video of the song “Stoiala ya i slukhala vesnu” with Karina Amirkhanian and Liia Denisova for Lesya Ukrainka’s 150th anniversary.

05.03.2021 Obituary on the death of Johannes Kert. Obituary on the death of Leonid Chupryna.

09.03.2021 Flowers laid at the Taras Shevchenko memorial oak in Tallinn with Embassy representatives and diaspora leaders.

18.03.2021 Recorded a video with Alona Duminika for a flash mob for Lina Kostenko’s birthday.

11.04.–16.04.2021 Recorded conversations and interviews with Nina Hets for the 25th anniversary of the dance ensemble “Kolor”.

30.05.2021 CONCERT of the dance ensemble KOLOR for its 25th anniversary at Salme Cultural Centre.

09.06.2021 Festival “Flowers of Ukraine – 2021” at Lindakivi Cultural Centre.

25.06.2021 Funeral of V. Reznichenko at a Tallinn cemetery, attended by family and diaspora representatives.

27.06.2021 Watched the film “Women on the Front Line” by director Heinmaa with N. Trieskova and E. Klochko.

29.06.2021 Meeting with writer MARKO TEREN, a talk, an excursion and discussion with Alla Inno-Yakymenko about lessons for children at the Sunday school. The writer gave our library three of her books; in return we gave her “The Book of Kindness” and some items from our cultural centre.

09.08.2021 An amazing meeting with compatriots from Kherson, Andrii and Svitlana Yaremenko (a literature teacher, statesman, singer and publicist, and a talented seamstress).

15.08.2021 Attended the Old Town Days 2021 concerts together.

20.08.2021 Liubov Laur took part in the song festival “Song of a Free People” at Rakvere Vallimägi.

24.08.2021 Flowers laid at the Taras Shevchenko stone and oak for the 30th anniversary of the restoration of Ukraine’s independence. Took part in lighting up Freedom Square in the colours of the Ukrainian flag and in a prayer service at the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

27.08.–28.08.2021 Two-day seminar “Cooperation Day of National Cultural Societies”, organised for the fifth time by the Integration Foundation, the Estonian Ministry of Culture and Harjumaa Ettevõtlus- ja Arenduskeskus.

29.08.2021 “Our Dear Homeland” (“Meie armas kodumaa”). A wonderful 4-hour “Kryla” club event with memories, reflections, songs, poetry and a quiz.