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A FRAGILE FREEDOM NEEDS POLITICAL COURAGE
A FRAGILE FREEDOM NEEDS POLITICAL COURAGE
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Estonia quietly celebrated its independence last week. This celebration was symbolized by the unveiling of a controversial monument to commemorate its War of Independence in 1918. Estonia was brisling with confidence some two years ago when a series of events reminded the country how fragile freedom is. Firstly, the tensions between the local Russian and Estonian populations were fully exposed when the Bronze Soldier Memorial – which commemorated Soviet troops – was removed and placed in a military cemetery outside of town.  This was followed last year by the Russian incursion in Ge...  Full story...
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 Jul 02, 2009 - Learning diplomacy...
Learning diplomacy
Solveiga Silkalna left Australia in 1993 for a new life in her parent’s homeland – Latvia – and has never looked back. She has since worked as translator for a former president and served as Latvia’s UN ambassador in New York. She is currently on maternity leave and is due to start a position as spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry. The married mother of two spoke to The Baltic Times about the challenges of juggling ...
 Jun 18, 2009 - Estonia’s newest MEP...
Estonia’s newest MEP
Indrek Tarand, the son of  former Prime Minister Andres Tarand, has made history by securing the best results for an independent candidate in the history of Estonia. Tarand received more than 100,000 votes and will enter the European Parliament as one of only 6 MEPs from Estonia. Moreover, his election campaign cost only 40,000 kroons, while the Center Party – which beat Tarand by just a few hundred votes – s...
 Jun 10, 2009 - A little ray of sunshine...
A little ray of sunshine
Over the past decade Iveta Grazule amassed a collection of more than 300 decorative suns from 38 different countries. After her collection outgrew her house, Grazule decided to open a gallery of her own which includes various unique expositions, souvenirs and a studio. She spoke to The Baltic Times about her new gallery, Saules Muzejs (Sun Museum), and finding inner brightness amidst Latvia’s dark economic times. ...
 Jun 10, 2009 - The perfect recipe for social unrest?...
The perfect recipe for social unrest?
The financial crisis may be far more serious and far reaching than the loss of money; it may threaten the very fabric of our society, causing social unrest. People have already been marching in Latvia and Lithuania. Some in Estonia have also taken to the streets in sheer desperation, expressing their dissatisfaction and mistrust in politicians and the political system and their seeming inability to solve the huge pr...
 Jun 04, 2009 - SIGN OF THE TIMES...
SIGN OF THE TIMES
Estonia has earned an international reputation as an e-savvy culture for its commitment to developing “smart” technologies. It’s hardly surprising that in a world where Facebook friends outstrip your real life ones and text messaging has replaced face-to-face communication, that politicians are jumping on the bandwagon. Tallinn mayor Edgar Savisaar recently raised eyebrows after bombarding citizens with an early ...
 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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    Latvia will get failing grades due to botched budget cuts Latvia’s education system was already fai...
  • DEVALUE...
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  • WAKE UP CALL...
    What is this beat-up on swine flu all about, other than to distract the attention of “Joe Public” fr...
  • REMAINING RUSSO-CENTRIC...
    Referring to the opinion “Stupidity as a political statement” (TBT 652) (“Apparently many members of...
  • SITTING PRETTY...
    It seems that Mr. Lepassalu (TBT 657) didn’t get the point of my slightly provocative Galojan letter...
  • RESPECTING DIFFERENCES...
    With reference to your letter “Some helpful advice” (TBT 656); as a frequent visitor to all the Balt...
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  • Jun 22, 2009 - DeadCitizen
    Latvian government consists of crooks. 100% corruption. The greater part of EU money are already sto...
  • Jun 21, 2009 - Jeanna
    Is anybody know any other country doing the same ???? Why these IDIOTS hate their own people??? This...
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