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Paul-Eerik Rummo
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| Intro | Estonian poet and politician |
| Is | Writer Poet Translator Playwright Politician |
| From | Estonia |
| Field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Literature Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 19 January 1942, Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia |
| Age | 80 years |
| Politics | Estonian Reform Party |
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Biography
Paul-Eerik Rummo (born January 19, 1942) is an Estonian poet and politician and a former Estonian Minister of Culture and Education, as well as former Estonian Minister of Population Affairs.
Rummo was born in Tallinn, the son of Estonian writer Paul Rummo. Paul-Eerik studied literature in Tartu University, which he graduated in 1965. Rummo has worked in Estonian theatres.
Paul-Eerik Rummo is married to an actress and writer Viiu Härm.
Legacy
In the novel Purge (in Finnish Puhdistus) by Sofi Oksanen, Rummo's poetry becomes a symbol of resistance against Russification in Estonia, sprinkled throughout the narrative.
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