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Estonian blogger takes on his nation's history |
2007-05-04 |
A four-part essay, Bill Whittle style, on the history of Estonia and recents events there regarding Russia. His essay is studded with memories from childhood. A sample:I remember signatures being collected in schools for the language law. I don't know what the signatures were for, or why they were asking 9-year olds to do it. But I remember signing it and I remember feeling joy doing it. We were told we didn't have to wear our Octobrist pins anymore. That day I went home and asked my mom for a hammer. I sat on the front steps of my house and I beat that grotesque pentagram and Lenin's bald head into a flat piece of metal. I now wish I'd kept it, but back then I just wanted to be rid of it. Part 1 is at the link. |
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