Thank you for this is excellent article!
Lotman is a very interesting observer. Reading his blog, lotman.ee is time well spent.
Semioticians are always interesting to read. What I like about Lotman's commentary is how his Christianity -- specifically Roman Catholicism -- sublimely permeates his commentary.

Thank you for this article. I agree with your and Lotman's points of view. I am now interested in more clarification or some summary of the Estonian political scene overall. Looking forward to more articles that give us insight into what has happened in Estonia since the 1990's. How are Estonians making up for the gap of sixty or so years lost in the darkness of Soviet times? Possibly it could give them an advantage as they were catapulted into the future at a time that shows our West deteriorating in some respects.