When former Maclean’s senior executive editor Peeter Kopvillem died, we lost a tremendous editor, a fine musician and a generous man. Gita Kalmet, Estonia’s ambassador to Canada, reflects on Kopvillem’s life as a beloved Estonian who always remained devoted to his home country.
If I said that I’ve known Peeter only for a short time and also that I’ve known him for a life time, both claims are true. As a child on the other side of the iron curtain, I heard on a crackling vinyl record, which despite censorship somehow had reached Tallinn, the humorously sarcastic songs of Peeter’s father, …read more
Source: Macleans