· August, 2005

Stories about Estonia from August, 2005

Estonia: Anniversary of pact

29 August 2005

Shaan at Bonjour L'Estonie remembers the infamous Molotov-Ribbentrop pact of August 66 years ago, which paved the way for more than half a century of Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe, including the Baltic states.

Estonia: Noncitizens to disappear by 2010

9 August 2005

Bonjour L'Estonie reports that Prime Minister Andrus Ansip announced that Estonia's stateless population will have all become Estonian citizens within 10 years. Interestingly enough, Estonia's apparently liberal naturalization process contrasts sharply with the process in some western countries.