Nigol Andresen

Nigol Andresen (pen name, Ormi Arp; 2 October 1899 Haljala Parish, Wierland County – 24 February 1985 Tartu) was an Estonian and Soviet politician, writer, literary critic, and translator. He was a member of V Riigikogu.[1]

He carried out underground communist activity in 1939 and 1940.[2] In 1940 he was the minister of foreign affairs in the puppet government headed by Johannes Vares' cabinet.[2][3] He fell into disgrace during a purge of the Estonian Communist Party in 1949.[2]

Andresen's translations included an Estonian-language version of Karl Marx's Das Kapital. However, it was removed from bookstores and libraries when it was deemed to not agree with the approved Soviet version of the work.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "Juhatus ja liikmed". Riigikogu (in Estonian). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "'Purge' in Estonian Communist Party". Meie Kodu. Sydney, NSW. 16 September 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Johannes Vares' puppet government". Estonica.org. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Declaration of Human Rights". Meie Kodu. Sydney, NSW. 15 March 1951. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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