TOMSK, Apr 27 – RIA Tomsk. The electronic edition "Inner Estonia"
about the life of the Estonian immigrants in the Tomsk region, created by
students of Faculty of the Journalism of Tomsk State University, won the first
place at the student's design competition, which was held by Michigan State
University (USA), the press service of the university reports on Thursday.
"Inner Estonia" – is the electronic publication consisting of a
series of reports, interviews, multimedia and photo stories telling about the
life of the village of Berezovka, located in 200 kilometers from Tomsk. The
Estonian name of the village is Kasakula, most of its inhabitants are descendants
of immigrants from Estonia.
"The project is about the life of Estonian immigrants in the Tomsk
region under the name "Inner Estonia" won the first place in the
Student Design Competition, which is held by the University of Michigan (USA).
The work of Tomsk citizens won in the Digital Storytelling category", – is
said in the message.
© Карина Сапунова
It is noted that in order to create the electronic edition in 2016 15
students of TSU Faculty of the Journalism went to Berezovka. The purpose of
such expeditions is to teach students reportage, field journalism in real
conditions. The project attracted special interest from foreign students of
Faculty of the Journalism from Germany, for whom the expedition became the
first acquaintance with the life of the Siberian village.
"They visited the cemetery and the were in a garage, in the museum and
in a disco, in cafe and in a boiler room, watched how the blood sausage are
made, how Estonian mittens are knitted , saw 19th-century books and heard old
songs in Estonian. We came into dozens of houses", - the project manager
Galina Saharevich is quoted in the message.
It is added that the students published the electronic edition within a few
months after the expedition. In addition to personal observations, filming and
interviews, journalists-students collected scientific materials on the history
of Estonian settlers, met experts in history and ethnography. All materials are available on the
project website.