Stories about Estonia from December, 2006
Estonia: A New Republic Piece
Itching for Eestimaa reviews a travel piece on Estonia in the latest New Republic.
Estonia: Christmas Customs
Itching for Eestimaa writes about Estonian Christmas customs.
Estonia: Estonica
A Step At A Time links to Estonica, “a web encyclopedia about Estonia, in English and Estonian.”
Estonia, Latvia: EU for Non-Citizens
Itching for Eestimaa reports that the Council of the European Union now permits non-citizen residents of Latvia and Estonia to travel in the EU without visas: “Hopefully those newcomers that couldn't make it in Estonia can press their luck elsewhere.”
Estonia: Lavrov's (Lack of) Logic
Itching for Eestimaa doesn't understand the logic of Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov: “Because I just can't grasp how outlawing the symbol of fascism makes one part of a fascist revival.”
Estonia: Amnesty International Report
David McDuff of A Step At A Time (and Edward Lucas) – on Amnesty International's “report on Estonia which – almost incredibly – charges that country with “human rights abuses” allegedly committed against its Russian-speaking residents.”
Estonia: A Joke
A joke “about how developed Estonia actually is” – at SadEst.
Estonia: Partnership With Sweden
Itching for Eestimaa writes about Estonia's relations with Sweden.
Russia: Anti-Estonian Protest
Itching for Eestimaa writes about a recent protest in front of the Estonian embassy in Moscow.
Estonia: “What Freedom Is and Isn't”
Itching for Eestimaa explains why he disagrees with the new Estonian “law banning the use of Nazi and Soviet symbols in public places.”
Estonia: “Poisonous” Putin
Itching for Eestimaa writes about Litvinenko's murder, the image of Russia and the meaning of the recent developments for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
