Young Estonia

Young Estonia (Estonian: Noor-Eesti)[1] was a neo-romantic literary group established around 1905 and led by the poet Gustav Suits and short story writer Friedebert Tuglas.

Other members of the group included Villem Grünthal-Ridala and Johannes Aavik.

Gustav Suits articulated the ideology of the group thus: "What buoys up and exalts humanity is education.

We want to discover the ideas and forms towards which we are impelled by our national spirit, character, and needs on the one hand, and by European culture on the other.

"[2]The group's aesthetic programme followed the trends of Finnish, French, German, Scandinavian and Italian literature of the time, comprising elements of Impressionism, Symbolism and Expressionism.

Cover page of Anthology of the Young Estonia, published in 1905.