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Population of Americans in Canada equals that of some US states (3)
"There are over 700,000 citizens of the United States living in Canada," said John Nay, Consul General of the United States in Toronto, ...
 
Portrait of a 20th century Estonian (4)
My mother knew what an Estonian was. Estonians were hard workers, literate, and by virtue of their nationality very intelligent - so said my mother ...
 
Kalle Lasn takes legal action against the feds (2)
Estonian-born Kalle Lasn, who founded the Adbusters Media Foundation, their associated eponymous magazine, and has significant influence in a global ...
 
Kreisi (1)
Like ‘em or dismiss ‘em as just the latest among many Estonian thump’n’bump musicians with a clever sense of humour, Kreisiraadio has been ...
 
Snowy weather vocab (1)
[imgt="pics/2008/02/19038_7.jpg", thumb="pics/2008/02/19038_7_t.jpg", w="300", h="225", p="center", c="Henry Moore's UNESCO Reclining Figure as a [b] School closures due to extremely cold temperatures = külmapühad ("cold holiday"). In Estonia, classes may be cancelled if there is no ...
 
View from Europe W2i
Robert Horvitz

Estonia is a world leader in hotspot deployment, thanks largely to one highly effective, unpaid evangelist, Veljo Haamer. Lately ...
 
Valentine's Day public service announcement
There finally is a REAL explanation for why some people call February 14th VD Day. Read on.
 
How pre-Soviet Independence bid helped Azerbaijan
BAKU – Many analysts have pointed out that since 1991 Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have had an easier time of it than many former Soviet ...
 
One in seven in Mordvinia now attempts suicide
BAKU – One in every seven residents of Mordvinia currently attempts suicide at one point or another, law enforcement and medical officials there ...
 
What is Ours is not Yours (1)
It seems the Nashi (translated as Ours, “Our Kind”), a Russian youth group, must finally suffer the consequences of its aggressive behaviour.
 
Interpreting Estonia’s recent history (conclusion)
(A summarized translation of Jüri Saar’s article from Sirp, November 30, 2007)

Finally, let’s consider those Estonians who abandoned all ...
 
Charlie Wilson’s War Was Really America’s War
Afghanistan proved for the first time that, with determination and support, the Soviet Union's conquests were reversible... US neglect of ...
 
Estonian artists included in The Arts and Letters Club centenary exhibition
The Arts and Letters Club, a private club located since 1920 at 14 Elm Street in downtown Toronto, is celebrating its centenary in 2008. The club was ...
 
I saved them for you (2)
Donald Koppel. I saved them for you. Photographs of Estonians in World War II. Published by Inga Koppel Carr and Tartu Art College.

This ...
 
Mälu instituut
President Ilves this week announced the establishment of the Mälu Instituut, or Institute of Memory, which despite its interesting name, serves an ...
 
The Economist interviews Ilves (3)
The Economist is continuing its inroads into audio. You can hear an interview with Toomas Hendrik Ilves on democracy by clicking here...

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Clinton campaign responds to JBANC questionnaire (1)
WASHINGTON, DC (JBANC) — U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has responded today to a questionnaire sent by the Joint Baltic American ...
 
Out of sight, out of mind?
Nordstream is set to stir things up in the Baltic Sea

While we’ve sat and admired the uniqueness of each fallen snow flake, the construction of ...
 
Russian capitalists expand on Stalin's dictum – no people, no problem (1)
BAKU, February 1 – A Russian firm has updated Stalin's dictum that when there is no person, there is no problem. It argues that it need not ...
 
Interpreting Estonia’s recent history (II)
(A summarized translation of Jüri Saar’s article from Sirp, November 30, 2007)

Different categories of armed units were located on the ...
 
Bird Droppings from Estonia: Farinelli hääl at the Vanemuine
A recent Vanemuine highlight was the performance of Farinelli hääl, The Voice of Farinelli. Farinelli was Carlo Maria Broschi, (1705-82), known ...
 
China tops US in tech indicator
According to a recent survey, China is ahead of the United States in the critical ability to develop basic science and technology, turn those ...
 
Baltic Heritage Network founded in Tartu
A new non-profit association Baltic Heritage Network was founded at the BaltHerNet Baltic Seminar in Tartu at Estonian National Museum on January ...
 
Europe’s historical record needs to be accurate
A European parliament conference parliament heard valuable advice: as Europe continues to grow, it is essential that its historical record is ...
 
JBANC sends questionnaire to U.S. Presidential candidates
WASHINGTON, DC (JBANC) — On the eve of “Super Tuesday” on February 5, the Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) has sent a ...
 
Russia is the ‘most racist country’ in the world, researcher says (1)
BAKU – The author of a new book, "National Radicalism in Contemporary Russia – From Nationalism to Neo-Nazism," says that Russia is ...
 
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