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Have Car, Need Briefs? In Russia, Barter Is Back NYT
By ELLEN BARRY
Published: February 7, 2009

MOSCOW — Does the Taganrog Automobile Factory have a deal for you! Rows of freshly minted Hyundai ...
 
Friendly undermining of restored independence
The right of self-determination of peoples as defined in the Charter of The United Nations encouraged Estonian nationals in the year 1990 to sever ...
 
Russian supreme court rejects Katyn victims' petition (1)
The Russian Supreme court has denied a petition demanding an investigation of circumstances surrounding the mass murder of Polish officers and ...
 
History meets hospitality: Estonian manor house hotels
In Estonia there are hundreds of outstanding well-preserved historical mansions, some with a history dating back to the 14th century. Estonians are ...
 
New Russian patriarch has Finno-Ugric roots (1)
VIENNA, February 2 – Like his seventeenth century predecessor Nikon whose wide-ranging reforms of the church sparked the Great Schism in Russian ...
 
Estonian government prepares for 9 percent drop in GDP
TBT
Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip has said that the government is pondering slashing the budget by 8 billion kroons (511 million euros) – ...
 
Estonian animal rights activists and anarchists violate laws abroad
The Baltic Course
Estonian animal rights activists and anarchists that have close ties with the like-minded groupings in Western Europe have from ...
 
December unemployment rates in Baltic states very high among EU countries
Nina Kolyako, BC

The average seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the 27 European Union member states was 7.4% in December 2008, while the ...
 
Shakedown: Estonia
Andrei Tuch

It’s only just barely February, and the European Parliament elections are a long time away - but some people like to get a head ...
 
Confusing friend and foe
Viktor Erofeyev IHT

Something strange has happened in Russia. It has ceased to distinguish good from evil.
 
Cool heads
America is holding back its planned missile shield in eastern Europe
Edward Lucas

Beilieve the hype, and America's planned missile-defence ...
 
Europe's new vanguard or the old 'security modernists' in a fancy dress?
The Baltic states against the images of Eastern Europe in the EU

Maria Mälksoo
 
Russia: A Pyrrhic defeat
BBC Monitoring

Two Russian politicians say the dispute between Gazprom and Ukraine left their country's coffers lighter and its credibility ...
 
Going to Estonia’s Song and Dance Festival next June?
On your way there, spend a few days at ESTO2009.

ESTO2009, Münster, Germany (June 26-30th) has been timed perfectly so that you can participate ...
 
Being more Putinist than Putin doesn't pay in today's Russia (1)
VIENNA, January 29 – Russian anarchists, ecologists, and historical preservationists organized a demonstration in St. Petersburg last Sunday in ...
 
Russian protesters decry psychiatric pressure on believers
(RFE/RL) - Activists in St. Petersburg have demonstrated to protest against the use of psychiatric pressure to try to change religious beliefs.
 
Swedbank: Estonia needs spending cut
Juhan Tere, Baltic Course

Estonia needs to cut state spending by 30% or face "bankruptcy", news service Bloomberg quoted Erkki Raasuke, ...
 
Feeling the pinch
Uncomfortable echoes of uncomfortable times
Edward Lucas

“Economic collapse undermines national security”. Two years ago, when the ...
 
Ilves to Kubilius: time to stimulate economy
“The financial and economic crisis that has struck Estonia and Lithuania—like many other countries—does not allow us to just wait for events to ...
 
Energy leaders tell Davos that oil prices too low for serious investments
Ron Synovitz

(RFE/RL) - Leaders from the world's energy sector have told the World Economic Forum in Davos that the current price of oil -- ...
 
The promise of gas
Jens F. Laurson & George A. Pieler, TCS Daily

In his inaugural address, President Obama observed that, "Each day brings further evidence ...
 
New Patriarch to push nationalist agenda at home, ecumenism abroad
VIENNA, January 28 – The new patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church will pursue a nationalist and authoritarian approach within his faith and his ...
 
Estonia 'will press ahead with euro plans' (10)
KMS

The economic benefits of joining the euro mean it is worth taking hard decisions now to make sure it happens, according to Estonian prime ...
 
Global job losses could rise to 50 million in 2009 (1)
Elitsa Vucheva, EUObserver

The global economic crisis could claim up to 50 million jobs worldwide by the end of this year, according to a report ...
 
Estonian Biathlon Team at Canmore (Alberta) for the Junior World Championships
The team arrived on Sunday January 18 and are leaving on Feb 3 unless they are successful in delaying their return tickets.
 
OSCE: Beware the Last Laugh
David J. Smith*

Last week, Moscow afforded us dour folk who concentrate on international security a real laugh-out-loud. On January 19 and again ...
 
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