Apologies to anyone who has been trying to access Baltic Visitor – the server has been down for several hours. With luck I will have a chance to post something later today, although I am currently busy writing a box on Mark Rothko. The famous artist was born in the Latvian city of Daugavpils, but […]
Entries Tagged as 'History'
Server downtime
May 18th, 2007 · 3 Comments · ShareThis
Categories: History, Latvia, Site news
Baltic Visitor Tags: artist, Daugavpils, downtime, Latvia, Rothko, server
A view from Venice of recent events in Tallinn
May 17th, 2007 · No comments yet · ShareThis
I have been meaning to mention this post for a couple of days now. The author, an Estonian living in Venice, provides a succinct and even-handed response to the question ‘What’s (been) happening in Estonia?’
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Categories: Estonia, History, Politics
Baltic Visitor Tags: Bronze-Soldier, Estonia, riots, Tallinn
Will tourists trust Tallinn after the riots?
May 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment · ShareThis
This feels like a strange time to be launching a Baltic travel blog. The riots which scarred Tallinn at the end of April have drawn attention to the complex politics of independent Estonia, and it is impossible to ignore the questions which have been raised. At the same time, it seems unwise to kick things […]
Categories: Estonia, History, Politics
Baltic Visitor Tags: Bronze-Soldier, citizenship, collaboration, Estonia, protest, riot, Russia, Second-World-War, Soviet-Union, stateless, Tallinn, war-crimes, WWII
