Recently there have been a number of petitions started in Estonia. The first one was the one to protest against the Independence/Victory monument they want to build in Tallinn. A lot of Estonian intelligentia is against the monument as its design is not so good and it does not suit the surronding area. It was [...]
from a BBC correspondent who at one time worked at Radio Free Europe with president Toomas Ilves. Read the article.
Eesti Televisioon (ETV), the sole Estonian public TV channel (managed by Estonian Public Broadcasting) decided some time ago to enter into digital age with putting its shows and archive of its shows online. The idea is brilliant as there are many shows that are of good quality and many that have real historical significance. However, [...]
Today is a historic date for Estonia as it joins the Schengen area. This means no more showing passports or ID cards or waiting at border crossings when going to other European Union countries (except UK and Ireland).
This event changes more than it seems to at first glance.
From the Commission press release:
Enlargement of the [...]
The OECD study shows that Estonian 15-year-olds are better at understanding science than those from most other countries. The best are the Finnish.
I think the result is so good despite our education system, not because of it. It is interesting to see that neighbour countries Latvia, Lithuania and Russia are below average in the rankings. [...]
Today is the first day of the 90th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia. My personal relationship with my country is a little complicated: I like to think about myself as a citizen of the world or Europe, Estonia seems way too small for me. Even more important than that is my dislike of authority, [...]
22 September 2007 – 20:54
The Estonian government on Thursday refused to allow the environmental surveys in the Estonian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the proposed Nord Stream Russia - Germny gas pipeline project. The decision was influenced mostly by populist propaganda, which seemed to overturn the opinions of all ministries and specialists consulted in Estonia (except one). The rational [...]
Yesterday was the 16th anniversary of Estonia’s restoration of independence. It is a funny holiday, as people tend not to celebrate it too much (it only became a national holiday some years ago). Perhaps it is because it is too soon, perhaps because certain politicians could gain a lot from being associated with this holiday [...]
As I write this, the projector projects to the wall a live TV broadcast of the Youth Song Festival. It is a powerful event and really brings out the essence of being Estonian. Innocense, youth, unity and the power of singing are things that make me be really proud. One really has to see it [...]
I never thought I would say this, but I really want to see some Estonian films. Most of all, of course, Kadri Kõusaar’s Magnus, which is competing in Cannes, but also Ilmar Raag’s Klass, Andres Maimik / Rain Tolk’s Jan Uuspõld läheb Tartusse and Dirk Hoyer’s Võõras.
Hell must have frozen over.
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