Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Statue controversies continue

In case you were curious about the continuing relationship between the countries and peoples of Estonia and Russia that I mentioned in a previous post (9/23/06: In the News: Controversy is everywhere), read this New York Times article about the statue in question:

Tallinn Journal
By STEVEN LEE MYERS
Published: January 25, 2007
The issue over a monument’s fate has become part of Estonia’s unfinished effort not only to sever the legacy of its Soviet past but to break free of Russia’s influence today.
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