Remembered by people who were there · 1989
Värdi Velner, county elder of Valga, looks back
Valga maavanem Värdi Velner vaatab tagasi
Värdi Velner was the elder of Valga county, the head of its local government in the years of independent Estonia. In 1989, with the national awakening under way, Lembit Lauri recorded his memories. He describes life in Valga after the War of Independence, when the town had just been divided between Estonia and Latvia, his studies at Tartu University, and his work as a sworn advocate in Tallinn and in the Riigikogu, the Estonian parliament.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Värdi Velner oli iseseisvusaegse Eesti Valga maavanem, maakonna omavalitsuse juht. 1989. aastal, ärkamisaja keskel, salvestas Lembit Lauri tema mälestused. Velner kirjeldab elu Valgas pärast Vabadussõda, kui linn oli just Eesti ja Läti vahel pooleks jagatud, oma õpinguid Tartu Ülikoolis ning tööd vandeadvokaadina Tallinnas ja Riigikogus.
Source: ERR Arhiiv RMARH-69305 ↗