Lennart Meri

Lennart Meri quotes

History is more interesting than politics.

I am not always happy with the compliments Estonia has received.

I was too busy looking into Yeltsin's eyes to notice what was under the table.

I've never met a general yet who could milk a cow.

If geography is prose, maps are iconography.... (more Lennart Meri quotes)

Lennart Meri trivia

President of the Republic of Estonia between 1992 and 2001.

As a child he spent many years abroad with his family and is therefore fluent in French, German, English and Finnish.

Honorary Member of the Finnish Literary Society.

Was ambassador to Finland for a short period of time before being appointed President of the Republic of Estonia in 1992.

He is known as the author and translator of many books. From the 1960s to the 1980s he worked as a screenwriter and producer for a film company in ... (more Lennart Meri trivia)

Books about Lennart Meri

Eesti maailmas 21. sajandi kunnisel: Eesti Vabariigi presidendi Lennart Meri 70. sunnipaevale puhendatud konverentsi kogumik, Tartus, 27. martsil 1999 (Aulaloengud) Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment

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