Kristopher Rikken I have been asked to write a fairly straight blog entry specifically devoted to the winner of the Estonian local elections, Edgar Savisaar -- a "personal encyclopedia article" consisting of my memories of him and the personal significance. Though he's made many a cameo appearance, I've never spat out 1000 words before on what he means to me and what I know about Savisaar. So enough sideways sniping and satirical jabs. Here it is.
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Reet Marten Sehr22 Oct 2009 15:51
Thank you Kris! I enjoyed reading this immensely and share many of the same observations of Savisaar. Something to consider...at the start of the Singing Revolution, Savisaar formed "Rahvarinne" or the People's Front. People's or "popular fronts" have been formed by communist regimes through time from Hungary to Vietnam. Frequently this has occurred when some form of loss of control seemed inevitable, such as the crumbling of the Soviet Union. In Savisaar's case, his "heroism" during the Singing Revolution may have been part of a revised 5 year plan? Was it a mere coincidence that these movements sprung up simultaneously and supposedly spontaneously throughout Eastern Europe in the late 80's?
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