tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74243531620482267662024-03-05T20:53:57.648-08:00IVAN vs JAAN"We are under real, psychological and virtual attack from Russia."
Statement by the Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet. May 1st, 2007.Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-12749788676834253772015-02-20T00:43:00.005-08:002015-02-20T01:07:18.290-08:00What World the EU’s Russian Embassy lives in?
These
days Europe is gearing up for war. Defense budgets boosted. Shelters painted
over. Drill plans re-filed. Brigades sprung to life.
The
weaker are elbowed aside as countries rush to place emergency equipment
purchases.
Merkel
and Hollande are out spending 17 hours in God-forsaken Minsk on a fake hope of
peace, instead of talking economics on the phone, “saving as” Greece and
visitingEstonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-43320613903655140392014-07-17T07:50:00.000-07:002014-10-13T02:59:46.572-07:00Current conflict can be setting a stage for millions to perishSeveral postings below I issued a vague warning,
in which I promised to unveil the real danger behind unhinged Russian TV
propaganda.
Today, a number of recognized thinkers arrived
to the same conclusion, explaining the menace in details. One of leading American
and former USSR experts on things post-Soviet, Paul Goble, translated large excerpts from a
solid Russian source on ethnic Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-28547668757928155432014-07-15T04:56:00.001-07:002014-07-15T09:34:24.965-07:00Steven Seagal should not come
Out of blue, criticism -
verging on, and perhaps boiling over the limits - exploded at around
Noon today, in the Estonian-language social media, against an American. The
American in question is the US action-film star of the 90s, Steven Seagal.
Apparently the endless
repetition of the paraphrase that the war in Ukraine changed everything bears a
lot of truth at least in Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-70203316770468126592014-07-14T01:11:00.002-07:002014-07-15T10:15:41.338-07:00Ukrainians eat salo, Russian broadcater says. And they killed Jesus.Nation-covering TV stations in Russia are government-controlled.
The news they broadcast about Ukrainians are not only fake, but also stupendous.
Unlike Russia Today, the news outlets, which are intended to the proper Russians, do not have to resolve to “little lies”. There,
everywhere is thick red blood and bodies. There are massacres, mass-executions. There are horror-film-like
Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-85483984611922007212014-07-01T02:06:00.001-07:002014-09-16T03:01:34.179-07:00Confusing: Estonia is "USA", Finland is "Russia". Advanced case of Finlandization
photo url-d from avmalgin.livejournal.com
When Estonia’s president Ilves chastised “empire savers, pillagers and terrorists” in his Victory Day Defence
League Parade speech he meant Russians.
So, in accordance to what I wrote in a posting below such rhetorics
would spur corrupt politicians and businessmen, people in Western countries on
Russia’s payroll, to come out in defence of their oilEstonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-56487843733089796752014-06-20T05:33:00.001-07:002015-02-20T01:26:56.063-08:00Uprising in Ukraine has no cause you think it hasOnly a
lazy political blogger had not thought and written about the causes of the
current security conundrum originating in Ukraine. A lot of reading materiel
out there explains how the West upset, made Russia angry. This anger and
frustration made Russia lash out causing lots of trouble.
The list
of things went wrong include the following favourites:
· Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-69531805705321874922011-11-11T03:07:00.000-08:002014-07-02T03:30:09.141-07:00Well, look who is back
Isn't it our "friend", former Estonia-critic Lars Christensen giving interview to Postimees' economy news section?
Lars Christensen: Euroopa saatus sõltub suuresti USA Keskpanga otsustest (28)
11.11.2011 08:40
This is my question:
Could you explain what happened to Estonian currency devaluation, which you have so well predicted back in the days, on absurdity of which this blog had Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-43156082568851606902008-02-25T03:02:00.001-08:002008-03-02T06:04:27.007-08:00Latynina: Estonia taught Russia a lesson Julia Latynina (Wiki), the leading opposition opinion-writer (after Ms Politkovskaya, assassinated) published a piece about the results of pro-Kremlin movement's Nashi anti-Estonian campaign (http://www.gazeta.ru/):"Разновидность Новости Без Продолжения - осада эстонского посольства "Нашими". Нам показали очень увлекательный мини-сериал на тему: "Как "Наши" победили Эстонию". Съемки закончились,Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-14311133225277137952008-02-16T22:37:00.000-08:002008-02-16T22:45:28.837-08:00Death of NationGoogle video of a British TV reporter traveling to Mordor Russia, telling a sad story about the end of the former empire.Regards to La Russophobe.Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-63564755606513212402008-02-08T05:12:00.000-08:002008-02-08T06:00:18.947-08:00Russian Army Analyst to the World: You are defenseless against a cyber attackSurprising, but true, the Russian militarists seeing a sign of weakness in the reaction of NATO to the cyber threat are coming closer to actually claiming responsibility for April and May Cyber Assault on Estonia. Even more, one of them is threatening NATO with such cyber attack inflicting "enormous losses" on the West.According to one of the major Russian news outlets, Gazeta, which is Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-15276169547905361622008-02-07T12:33:00.001-08:002008-02-07T12:33:40.745-08:00AFP video on Estonia's e-servicesEstonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-17219196644989274092008-02-03T01:02:00.000-08:002008-02-04T04:10:40.397-08:00Russia: A Guide for the Cautious Travelerby Ivan vs Jaan(first appeared in La Russophobe)<?xml:namespace prefix = o />“I don't reproach the Russians for being what they are; what I blame them for is their desire to appear to be what we are. They are much less interested in being civilized than in making us believe them so. They would be quite content to be in effect more awful and barbaric then they actually are, if only others could Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-24877984769424289192008-02-02T00:44:00.000-08:002008-02-02T07:18:15.205-08:00The documentary The Singing Revolution explainedSee Jim Tusty, director of the film explaining the story of Estonian struggle for independence, here:REASON TVAlso, in a separate video Mart Laar is speaking about history of Estonia.Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-85564694498397430982008-02-01T12:57:00.000-08:002008-02-01T13:02:35.217-08:00In cooperation with La RussophobeLa Russophobe:We are especially proud to publish entry #1 above, a meticulously researched and sparklingly well-written essay from a blogger/reader with penetrating insights about real life in Russia. IVAN vs JAAN's Travel Guide To RussiaThe Sunday Travel SectionObligatory reading for those interested in getting a sense of the atmosphere in the Russian society.Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-33518362473241614862008-01-31T12:44:00.000-08:002008-02-01T03:12:59.051-08:00Breaking News! Russia Reveals Cyber Wars ProgramFrom the Russian press:Russian military admits developing information warfare arsenalAccording to Vedomosti:"Первый заместитель начальника Генштаба ВС РФ генерал Алексей Бурутин на заседании Национального форума информационной безопасности сообщил, что Россия приступила к разработке «информационного оружия»"."First assistant chief of the Russian Armed Forces High Command general Aleksey Burutin (Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-75969014206336607022008-01-31T04:18:00.000-08:002008-01-31T11:20:55.099-08:00Rosbalt: Russian Political Hacktivism Concept ExplainedThe threat of cyber attacks is promoted as political conspiracy tool?Russian news portal Rosbalt, which is managed by the wife of a top ranking FSB official and close associate of "you know who", Victor Cherkesov, published an interesting opinion about the events of April and May in Estonia, including the famous cyber attacks (emphasize added):"Случаи массовых D-dos-атак и ранее неоднократно Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-81675724050378928472008-01-29T01:41:00.000-08:002008-01-29T13:48:45.848-08:00Estonia crushed NascismPicture by a Russian blogger.From today's Russian news it seems that pro-Kremlin movement "Nashi", which gained notoriety mainly for the siege of the Estonian Embassy and participated in the organization of April 2007 mass riots in Tallinn, faces disbandment. Newsru.com and Novye Izvestia report about the imminent decline of the organization, served as “restructuring” by its leadership. AccordingEstonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-6989213313040157482008-01-24T20:19:00.000-08:002008-01-24T23:12:39.908-08:00Citizenship discounts: black maket put price tag on Balts and RussiansSoon after Latvia joined the free travel area known as Schengen at the end of 2007 the country's authorities revealed, with a sigh of relief, existence of a major passports falsification scam, involving significant number of third countries' nationals illegally obtaining Latvian passports.According to the Russian and Baltic press corrupt officials from the Latvian equivalent of the bureau of Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-86817762711860378152008-01-24T08:19:00.001-08:002008-01-24T22:54:17.967-08:00Joke of the day: Kosachev won't let me into... Russia!Russian news portals in the Baltic states, including Delfi make headlines reporting on the newest round of Russia's threats against Estonia, this time by Konstantin Kosatchev, chairman of the State Duma's international affairs committee and a major foreign policy actor in Russia's parliament, speaking at European parliamentary discussion club, PACE.Photo from http://www.blogger.com/Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-48626278424446363362008-01-23T23:20:00.000-08:002008-01-24T06:06:24.726-08:00Today Russian HeadlinesReading genuine Russian news daily is a necessary excercise for understanding Russia. Today I felt like posting my readings in this blog.I ran the Russian news section taken from a major online news portal, Newsru.com, through Google autotranslator. Then I edited the text making it more comprehensible. It is far from grammatically perfect, but it is readable. I also included the original text in Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-91155704553148643202008-01-17T08:40:00.000-08:002008-01-25T03:02:59.423-08:00Estonia is turning the tide in workforce battleEU accession exposed labor markets of the former Soviet satellite states to the dangers of competition. With enormously better working conditions in Western part of our union, notably in countries like the UK, Ireland and Sweden, which were the first to open up for EU8 workers, and on the other hand with unprecedented ease of movement across borders, countries like Estonia felt the pain of losingEstonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-7762530864456099192008-01-15T10:42:00.000-08:002008-01-30T11:48:40.596-08:00Crackdown in Chechnya threatens European integration. UPDATE!Just a month after historic Schengen visa free travel area expansion, Western Europe, in particular Österreich and Deutschland are struggling with a wave of newcomers. Immigrant crowds besiegeing former domain of Charlemagne aren't nationals of the countries, which joined the EU in 2004 big bang enlargement, but largely asylum seekers from war torn Russian North Caucasus republic of Chechnya (seeEstonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-64327286635956097142008-01-12T02:49:00.000-08:002008-01-18T03:03:24.450-08:00Do not trust British Independent, it is biased; new factIn a blog entry few weeks ago I was able to demonstrate some striking inconsistencies in the coverage of the Baltic states by the British newspaper "The Independent". A correspondent of the paper presented to the readers a construct of half-truths and lies, which relied conveniently on the Russian (Kremlin) point of view. Kremlin point of view is easy to detect as in Russian state propaganda, Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-76363822451380044742008-01-09T06:15:00.000-08:002008-01-24T05:06:26.894-08:00Kremlin movement exposes own hypocricy. Title of the dayToday's news title from the webpage of Russian pro-Kremlin youth movement "Nashi":"Free Europe from under Estonian oppression"Once again Estonia is in the headlines across Russia's media space. Hundreds of Nashists (members of fanatical pro-Kremlin "Nashi" youth movement) surrounded the Embassy of the European Union in Moscow, demanding entry into the Schengen member states for their activists, Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424353162048226766.post-2382245567178174502008-01-08T12:11:00.000-08:002008-01-30T11:41:53.036-08:00Is Lithuania's Adamkus overdoing it?Anyone who had a chance to step into the corridors of power such as those of Brussels, or just followed foreign policy in-depth reviews domestically (such as in the last Välismääraja) can tell that Western European fonctionnaires can sometimes be similar to their Kremlin homologues in their sensitivity to the Russian myth of WWII. Yesterday, Lithuania's president Valdas Adamkus broke into that Estonia in World Media (Rus)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13791711276337826586noreply@blogger.com1