Type Weekly newspaper Founder(s) Ado Grenzstein Language Estonian | Owner(s) Ado Grenzstein Founded 1882 Headquarters Tartu | |
Olevik (meaning Present Time in English) was a weekly newspaper published in Tartu, Estonia.
History and profile
Olevik was established in 1882. The paper was owned and edited by Ado Grenzstein. It was published weekly in Tartu. The paper had links with the politically moderate wing of the national awakening movement.
The words kirjastaja and kirjastamine (meaning publisher and publishing in English, respectively) were first used in the Estonian language by Ado Grenzstein in Olevik. The paper had a supplement, Virmaline (meaning Northern Light in English).
Juhan Liiv occasionally contributed to Olevik. Jüri Tilk also contributed to the weekly and later, became second editor. Following the 1905 Russian revolution the paper featured numerous articles on women's suffrage.