FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

What is this site about and who is its author?

This is the personal web site of Juri Linkov devoted to programming and other creative things.

What does the site name JURTA mean?

JURTA has several intertwined meanings:

• It is the Latin transliteration of the Russian word and the exact spelling of the Estonian word that denotes a circular domed tent of skins or felt stretched over a collapsible lattice framework. See more definitions of this word at
• In Japanese the word Juri (which also is my name) literally means lily and the word Tani means valley, so the combination of first letters of these words makes the word jurta which with combined meanings of two words means lily of the valley - the English name of a very nice flower.
• The word org in Estonian means valley as well. So with the combined meanings the site name jurta.org can be interpreted as "lily+valley.valley", i.e. "lily of the valley that grows in the valley".
• In Mongolian tan means "belonging to", so "jur+ta" means "belonging to Juri".

Those are basic meanings for the site name. The site name was carefully selected to have as many meanings as possible.

What is the copyright policy in regard to using material from this site?

You may use any copyrighted material from this site, provided you either link us back and credit us as the source for the material (no need to ask permission in this case), or you ask permission to reproduce our material without linking back (in this case send a request to <juri@jurta.org>).

How to ask more questions?

Just send your questions to <juri@jurta.org>.