Konstantin Osvet
Konstantin Osvet | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 20, 1889 |
| Died | April 3, 1946 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and caricaturist |
Konstantin Osvet (pseudonyms including K. Vibulane, Salmi-Jaak, and Leeno Tuvvike;[1] May 20, 1889 – April 3, 1946)[2] was an Estonian journalist and caricaturist.[3][4][5]
Early life and education[edit]
Konstantin Osvet was born in Kärmu[2] or Vanamõisa,[6] Haljala Parish, the son of the school teacher[7] Hans Osvet (1852–1933) and Mili Osvet (née Aalmann, 1853–1917). He studied at the primary school and town school in Rakvere, and he was late home schooled.
Career[edit]
For one year Osvet worked as a substitute school teacher. He also briefly worked in businesses in Narva and Tallinn.[7]
Osvet started contributing to newspapers and magazines as early as 1905. His first works—satirical verses and caricatures—were published under the pseudonym K. Vibulane. Starting in 1914, he worked as a professional journalist in the editorial office of the newspaper Meie Tallinna Ajaleht. During the First World War I (1915–1918), he worked as an office clerk at the Lessner factory in Saint Petersburg,[7] and he was also the editor of the humor and satire magazine Vana Meie Mats. From 1918 to 1921, he worked as an accountant in several institutions in Omsk.[7]
In 1921, Osvet returned to Estonia, and from 1921 to 1935 he worked in the editorial office of the newspaper Kaja.[7] He contributed to the humor magazine Tuuslar in 1922.[8] After the founding of Uus Eesti, he worked in its editorial office from 1935 to 1939.[7] In 1940 he worked in the editorial office of Tallinna Post and in 1940 to 1941 in the editorial office of Rahva Hääl.
Konstantin Osvet was arrested on November 13, 1944, at Sitsi 10-1 in Tallinn. On September 8, 1945, a tribunal sentenced him to eight years' imprisonment under Article 58-3 ("contacts with foreigners with counter-revolutionary purposes"). He died on April 3, 1946, at the prison in Leningrad.[2]
Awards and recognitions[edit]
- 1940: Order of the Estonian Red Cross, 4th class[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Klaus, Hegely (2019). Eesti töölisluule 20. sajandi alguses töölisalbumite põhjal. Tartu: University of Tartu. pp. 50, 53.
- ^ a b c Õispuu, Leo (1996). Poliitilised arreteerimised Eestis: 1940–1988 (§58). Tallinn: Eesti Represseeritute Registri Büroo. p. 347.
- ^ "Eesti ajakiijanike saatusest". Vaba Eestlane. No. 61. August 6, 1955. p. 6. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Ajaleht 73 aastat tagasi". Raplamaa Sõnumid. No. 43. October 28, 2015. p. 2. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Paluoja, Silvia (December 15, 2007). "Audrulane Henno Miido täiendab Vabadussõja lugu". Pärnu Postimees. No. 245. p. 5. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Ajaloost". Virumaa Teataja. No. 97. May 20, 2008. p. 2. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Toimetaja K. Osvet 50-aastane". Uus Eesti. No. 136. May 20, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "Osvet, Konstantin". Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK. Estonian Literary Museum. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Bearers of Decorations". State Decorations. Office of the President of the Republic. Retrieved June 15, 2024.