tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post2518145536958887557..comments2023-11-05T09:55:13.077+02:00Comments on Itching for Eestimaa: Russia Shoots Itself in the Foot ... AgainGiustinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-13450052483369496642007-05-08T10:32:00.000+03:002007-05-08T10:32:00.000+03:00"People who only speak one language will forever b..."People who only speak one language will forever be disadvantaged, and in this case, bound to hear one side of the story."<BR/><BR/>This is completely childish as an argument.<BR/>Any fool knows russian speaking people in Estonia by a big majority want to be taught ENGLISH in school.<BR/>It's precisely because Estonian is irrelevant to them for their future in the EU, that they feel so angry about it being forced on their children, anbd besides that it's a monumental waste of good money.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273478513492336119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-6572525966657339402007-05-01T16:57:00.000+03:002007-05-01T16:57:00.000+03:00Anyway, I am starting to think that this Duma dele...Anyway, I am starting to think that this Duma delegation thing is not going to turn out well.<BR/><BR/>They came here with demands and with the aim to stir things up. They will either except that the sacred bronze memorial has been moved to a cemetery or go home angry and continue their propaganda war.<BR/><BR/>I bet it will be the latter.Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-74478669489275069332007-05-01T16:29:00.000+03:002007-05-01T16:29:00.000+03:00Well...on a bad day I've wanted to rip off a touri...Well...on a bad day I've wanted to rip off a tourist's CCCP shirt but but I think in Tallinn, Nashi would face something more like enlightened derision for looking naff.Kristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394211030848077681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-8015970392011479132007-05-01T16:13:00.000+03:002007-05-01T16:13:00.000+03:00They denied Nashi's visa requests, telling them to...They denied Nashi's visa requests, telling them to not try coming to Estonia for five years ;)<BR/><BR/>Trust me, I think they did those kids a favor. Standing in Tallinn with Red Army uniforms on would be certain death.Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-19969431432374330182007-05-01T16:00:00.000+03:002007-05-01T16:00:00.000+03:00It should be noted that there is still complete si...It should be noted that there is still complete silence from Russia on the government level. Nothing from Putin, that is, either good or bad.<BR/><BR/>We can presume that the regional officials and Duma members are doing Putin's bidding, but that's the beauty of it, they can say all kinds of outrageous things and stand up the press -- they're just a bunch of congressmen.<BR/><BR/>And though Putin's (anti-)fascist Nashi youth movement has the Estonian Embassy under virtual siege, OMON (Interior Ministry) has gotten out their batons a few times. A semblance of propriety, one could say. A semblance.Kristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394211030848077681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-21746499187556561242007-05-01T11:28:00.000+03:002007-05-01T11:28:00.000+03:00Autor on selle kommentaari eemaldanud.Rein Kuresoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05465030993371711197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-21837210610332167762007-05-01T06:09:00.000+03:002007-05-01T06:09:00.000+03:00Another must-read, if you speak Estonian.http://ww...Another must-read, if you speak Estonian.<BR/><BR/>http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/arvamus/article.php?id=15716848Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-18022625650290279642007-05-01T04:56:00.000+03:002007-05-01T04:56:00.000+03:00It never occurred to me before, but I have realize...It never occurred to me before, but I have realized that it is in Russia's interest that the russian-speaking population outside of motherland remain monolingual. This is why Russia is claiming that Estonia is too hard on the language requirement and should give these people citizenship. <BR/>To this day, Russia has not admitted that the USSR was an involuntary occupation, even though the rest of the world knows this as a fact. Even though technology beginning with the internet is creating holes in the iron curtain, it cannot combat monolingualism. People who only speak one language will forever be disadvantaged, and in this case, bound to hear one side of the story. Russia is editing history and the monolingual russian-speaking population of Estonia has no choice but believe them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541721293096237844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-80815997992274873652007-05-01T03:37:00.000+03:002007-05-01T03:37:00.000+03:00If Estonia was a bigger nation, and more people ca...If Estonia was a bigger nation, and more people cared about this, that photo (without the captions) would be the press photo of the year.<BR/><BR/>Never mind year. Decade. Century. Millenium. Eon!space_mazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761076198531074140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-73998569046794937532007-05-01T03:30:00.000+03:002007-05-01T03:30:00.000+03:00this picture is to comment your post "Let the spin...this picture is to comment your post "Let the spinning begin" a few days back:<BR/>http://haste.teh-evil.org/koola/priceless.jpg<BR/><BR/>these guys mean business!!! :DM.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02603583162616420627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-75016694471409156592007-05-01T01:24:00.000+03:002007-05-01T01:24:00.000+03:00It seems to me now that there is a fair chance tha...It seems to me now that there is a fair chance that the Putinist regime will completely self-destruct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13406351.post-67239589882301268552007-05-01T00:38:00.000+03:002007-05-01T00:38:00.000+03:00It certainly has been interesting to observe how R...It certainly has been interesting to observe how Russia has carefully pushed all the wrong buttons as regards the Finnish opinion - instinctively in any case on the Estonian side. A would be empire and would be imperialists indeed. It is quite scary how archaically can a modern, nominally democratic government think and act. I would doubt any lasting Russian renessaince of social vitality if it is not combined with a long painful and honest look at the country's tragic history. Those millions dead must be mourned and remembered - people cannot be cynically used as nameless cannon fodder of history. To confront this issue would be in the desperate self-interest of the Russian nation. But of course the self-interest of the Russian nation is not what motivates Kremlin today - what ruler there has ever cared of that issue?stockholm slenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16909107517362691387noreply@blogger.com