Stories about Estonia from March, 2008
The Baltics: Deportations of 1949
Marginalia writes about the 1949 deportations from the Baltic states.
Estonia, Russia: Review of Edward Lucas’ Book
Itching for Eestimaa reviews The New Cold War by Edward Lucas.
Estonia: “Tallinn Syndrome”
Itching for Eestimaa writes about the “Tallinn syndrome” and “the ‘Western’ European outlook on ‘Eastern’ European countries.”
Lithuania: Independence, 18 Years On
Lituanica writes about an anniversary of “restoration of independence of Lithuania.”
Estonia, Finland: Police
Itching for Eestimaa reports that “Estonia is considering hiring 300 unemployed Finnish police officers to handle its internal shortage of police.”
Israel, Soviet History: Pictures From the Exhibition on Refuseniks
Pictures from an exhibition on the Soviet refuseniks at the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora in Tel Aviv – by LJ user mozgovaya (Israeli journalist Natasha Mozgovaya). (Text in Russian.)
Estonia: Surviving Winter
Cafebabel – Tallinn posts a video about things that keep Estonians from committing suicide in winter.
The Baltics: “(Dis?) Unity”
Marginalia muses on “Baltic (Dis?) Unity.”
Estonia: Otepää
Itching for Eestimaa writes about Otepää, “the Estonian winter capital.”
