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Gordon Corera’s account of the audacious counter-intelligence operative Vasili Mitrokhin is non-fiction that reads like a spy ...
A press conference was held Wednesday morning at the Finnish American Heritage Center to reveal details about the distinction ...
Estonian residents' views on the country's foreign policy differ most significantly along ethnic lines, with the clearest indicator being the notably more favorable attitude toward Russia among the ...
An October poll found that while 59% of Estonians overall supported the idea behind the bill, that number rose to 75% among ethnic Estonians and fell to just 25% among other ethnic groups in ...
The unrest was due to a disagreement between two communities – ethnic Estonians and ethnic Russians – over how they should remember the events of the second world war and the Soviet period.
As of the end of 2021, Estonia's population stood at more than 1.33 million, with the native population, i.e. those with at least one parent and grandparent born in the country, accounting for 72.5 ...
NARVA, Estonia — Anna Gisser was out for a stroll through Narva’s leafy Siivertsi park last week, when the 82-year-old pensioner was stopped by two policemen and told to wait. Workers were in the park ...
A public opinion survey in March by Globsec, a Slovakian research group, found that 22 percent of Estonians — a figure roughly coinciding with the ethnic Russian population — had a positive ...
In previous years, even despite restrictions due to the pandemic, May 9, it attracted thousands of people, mainly ethnic Russians, to lay flowers, listen to speeches and musical performances.
Opinion is divided along familiar lines. In several conversations, ethnic Estonians saw Russia as the aggressor, whereas ethnic Russians tended to think the risk of war exaggerated or to blame NATO.
In a society where the divide between ethnic Estonians and ethnic Russians is acutely felt, Zorik managed to bridge the divide, winning over Russian-speaking old women who fed him, as well as ...
This free-spirited stray dog won the hearts of Estonians. Now, there's a statue in his honor. By MARIS HELLRAND Associated Press Dec 17, 2020 Dec 17, 2020Updated Jan 23, 2021 0 ...