Yana Igorevna [1] Toom, born Chernogorova [2] , was born on October 15, 1966 in Tallinn [3] - an Estonian Russian-speaking politician, member of the Riigikogu and the European Parliament , a member of the Centrist Party since 2009 [4] , a member of the Board of the Center Party. [one]
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| Birth | October 15, 1966 (52 years) Tallinn , Estonian SSR , USSR | ||||||
| Father | Igor Chernogorov | ||||||
| Mother | Margarita Chernogorova | ||||||
| Children | five | ||||||
| The consignment | Center Party | ||||||
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Biography
Career
She graduated from Tallinn School No. 26 in 1983, from 1983 to 1987 she studied at the Faculty of Russian Philology at Tartu State University, but she did not finish her studies in connection with the birth of a child (she studied three courses). She worked as a journalist in a number of Russian-language newspapers: “ Youth of Estonia ”, “ Day by Day ”, “News of the Week” and “ Capital ” (in the last three she was editor-in-chief). She worked in the Tallinn city government (city hall) in the department of public relations. In 2010–2011, she held the position of Vice Mayor of Tallinn for culture, education, and sports, and in 2011–2014 she was a member of the Riigikogu (Parliament) from the Estonian Center Party. From July 1, 2014 - Member of the European Parliament. In the elections to the European Parliament in 2014, she received 25,263 votes, which was a record for the Estonian Center Party, and got there as a result of the elections [5] .
According to Estonian publications DELFI and Eest Päevaleht, in 2018, Toom occupied the first place in the ranking of the most influential Russian-speaking politicians in Estonia. [6]
In the European Parliament, Yana Toom, in particular, spoke on the following issues: "Digital Education Report: Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons for EU Policy-Making", and "European Policy Coordination Policy Seminar: Aspects of Employment and social sphere, in the 2017 Annual Growth Study. " [2]
In 2016, Yana Toom launched an initiative to collect signatures on a petition on the electoral rights of non-citizens in Estonia and Latvia . The petition collected more than 20,000 signatures and was reviewed by the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament in April 2018. [3]
Family
The daughter of a politician from the period of the ESSR and the Republic of Estonia is Margarita Chernogorova, born Thomson, now a member of the Tallinn City Assembly. Toom has Russian and Estonian roots, but considers himself Russian. He speaks Estonian at the native level. Also speaks fluent English.
After the first marriage, she left the maiden name, but used the name of her husband Litvinov as a pseudonym. The surname Toom was obtained in the second marriage. In the early 1990s, she left behind her husband in Russia and took Russian citizenship, but then returned to Estonia. In 2006, she received Estonian citizenship for special merit, i.e. without exams, at the suggestion of Edgar Savisaar (at that moment - the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications).
Criticism
In April 2012, the Estonian Security Police issued a yearbook in which they openly accused three members of the Centrist Party of activities against the Estonian state: they supported the defense of education in Russian. In May 2012, Toom filed a lawsuit against the Security Police, demanding to stop access to her personal data and apologize for slandering her. In 2014, the court partially satisfied the requirements of Toom: the court considered that the policy of preserving the Russian-language language space does not contribute to integration and can lead to tensions in national relations and to security threats, but, according to the court, Toom still had the right to oppose partial transition Russian schools in Estonian, as freedom of speech protects her right to express an unpleasant point of view. [7]
In 2013, in an interview with the correspondent of Russian Reporter magazine, Yana Toom, answering the question of who would win in the confrontation between Estonian and Russian, said that Estonian could not win. "There are nine hundred thousand native speakers of this language. This is an endangered language, an endangered nation - that's the point." [8] The phrase about an "endangered language" taken out of context has long been used to criticize the politician.
Toom repeatedly successfully filed complaints with the extrajudicial body, the Press Council , concerning violations of the requirements of the Code of Journalistic Ethics in materials about her. [9] [10] [11]
Since 2015, Toom regularly as a member of the European Parliament takes part in the Russian talk show "Evening with Vladimir Solovyov," which is ambiguously perceived by the nationalist spectrum of Estonian politics.
Notes
- ↑ In Tallinn, literary awards were presented and presented by first name (photo) (Rus.)
- ↑ 33 fakti ja sahinat Yana Toomi kohta (est.)
- ↑ Yana Toomile Eesti kodakondsuse andmine eriliste teenete eest (Estonian)
- ↑ Äriregistri teabesüsteem: Toom, Yana Archival copy dated March 4, 2016 on the Wayback Machine (Estonian)
- ↑ Reformierakond sai kaks kohta, Tarand osutus taas valituks (Estonian)
- ↑ Who most influenced Russians in Estonia in 2018? We represent the TOP of influential personalities among the Russian-speaking population according to Delfi and EPL . RUS Delfi (1543224602). The appeal date is December 13, 2018.
- ↑ READ what arguments the court gave, which recognized Toom’s victory over the security police DELFI
- ↑ Yana Toom: Estonian is an endangered nation, Estonians are an endangered nation, that's the point . RUS Delfi (1359749586). The appeal date is December 13, 2018.
- ↑ Eesti Ajalehtede Liit - Pressinõukogu Neopr . www.eall.ee. The appeal date is December 13, 2018.
- ↑ Eesti Ajalehtede Liit - Pressinõukogu Neopr . www.eall.ee. The appeal date is December 13, 2018.
- ↑ Eesti Ajalehtede Liit - Pressinõukogu Neopr . www.eall.ee. The appeal date is December 13, 2018.
Links
Profiles
Articles
- The only dynasty of women politicians in Estonia: the untold story of Yana Toom October 12, 2017
- Vana foto avab Yana Toomi perekonna rääkimata loo (est.)
- Halduskohus arutab Yana Toomi kaebust kaitsepolitsei vastu , Delfi, 21. oktoober 2012 (est.)
- Berit-Helena Lamp "Yana Toom vene ajakirjanikule: eesti keel on väljasurev keel" Postimees, 1. veebruar 2013 (Estonian)
- Raul Rebane "Antitoom (Toomi-järgne Eesti)" Postimees, 22. veebruar 2013 (Estonian)