Maxim, read the other articles in the online Eesti Elu. Have you not heard of Lend-Lease ? No American aid to the Soviets = no Soviet Union!

I read the article in the Economist - it seemed to me a more balanced presentation of the political climate in Estonia and shows clearly that Russians do not face discrimination. So I am not sure why the byline to this article is so inflammatory. I would like to add that Facebook has / had several groups relating the Bronze soldier and it is only thanks to young Estonians that some of these "propaganda" groups have been shut down. These groups are in English.

Maks, you're full of it!
Everyone knows how underfed the Russian army was and how they didn't have proper footwear.