Stories about Estonia from September, 2006
Estonia: Reaction to a Headline in the Economist
Edward Lucas, the Central and East European correspondent of The Economist, writes about Estonia and other “small” countries: “Small countries are often more interesting than big ones, and size may be one reason that the Baltic states and Slovenia have done rather well in the past 16 years. Politics works...
Estonia: “Election Eve Post”
Giustino of Itching for Eestimaa posts an “election eve” entry, in which he tries “to sum up a lot of big thoughts in a few modest paragraphs. Such is the Estonian way.”
Baltics: Pan-Baltic History
Giustino of Itching for Eestimaa muses on the so-called “common pan-Baltic history.”
Estonia: Upcoming Election
Edward Lucas, the Central and East European correspondent of The Economist, posts his piece on the upcoming Estonian election and one of the candidates: “A Big Man From a Very, Very Small Country.” (He begins with a disclaimer: “I didn't write this silly headline.”) Giustino of Itching For Eestimaa writes...
Estonia: “The Only Post-Communist Nordic Country”
Giustino of Itching for Eestimaa explains the change of his blog's subtitle: “The world's only post-communist Nordic country.”
Estonia: Tips for the British Queen
Giustino of Itching for Eestimaa offers suggestions for Queen Elizabeth II on how to “get to know everyday Estonians” during her visit to Estonia on Oct. 19-20.
Estonia: Historical Revisionism
Giustino of Itching for Eestimaa writes about Estonia's Russian community and the differing interpretations of history: “Under the premise of spooky Stalinist history, everything the USSR did up until the very moment that Nazi Germany invaded the USSR in 1941 was just fine, including the partionining of Europe. Because how...
Estonia: Peter the Great Monument
Giustino of Itching for Eestimaa writes about the opposition to construction of a monument to Peter the Great in Estonia.