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Per Olaf Salming

Per Olaf Salming

Per Olaf Salming is a Swedish writer based in New York. He writes about design, music, arts and the occasional foreign policy issue. He fancies filter-less French cigarettes with his Vana Tallinn.

Finland, News, RussiaMarch 26, 2018

Johan Bäckman Accused of Harassing and Defaming YLE Journalist

By Per Olaf Salming

Finnish newspaper, Aamulehti reports that a well known Finnish pro-Kremlin advocate, Johan Bäckman, is accused of having committed crimes against a journalist at Finland’s…

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Estonia, History, Latvia, Lithuania, News, PolandFebruary 5, 2018

International Museum on Communism Moving Forward

By Per Olaf Salming

Scroll through images using buttons on left and right. A new museum and international center for research on the crimes of communism is moving…

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Estonia, RussiaJanuary 30, 2018

Kremlin Intimidation: Putin Renames Air Force Regiment “Tallinn Regiment”

By Per Olaf Salming

Vladimir Putin issued a provocative decree on Monday, renaming the Russian Air Force 23rd fighter regiment the “Tallinn Regiment.” Russia’s 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment,…

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Finland, NewsNovember 30, 2017

Finnish Court Bans Neo-Nazi Group

By Per Olaf Salming

A Finnish district court in Tampere has declared the Finnish neo-Nazi Nordic Resitance Movement illegal due to its “unlawful” activities. According to an YLE…

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Estonia, News, Russia, The Kremlin's VoiceNovember 10, 2017

Estonia’s Kremlin Friendly Voices in Russian State Media

By Per Olaf Salming

An Estonian website has published a list of Estonians who  frequently comment on EU-Russian and Estonian affairs in Russian state media. The website, propatstop.ee,…

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LithuaniaOctober 18, 2017

Lithuania Set To Publish KGB Agent Reports

By Per Olaf Salming

The Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Center (LGGRTC) announced this week that it will shortly publish information about the activities of Soviet era KGB…

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Arctic, NewsOctober 3, 2017

Canadian Parliamentarian Calls Out Pro-Kremlin Organization

By Per Olaf Salming

Senior Canadian, Liberal Member of Parliament, John McKay, called out a Russian organization operating in Canada in a speech about Canada’s Magnitsky Legislation, which…

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NorwaySeptember 11, 2017

Solberg To Return As PM After Close Norwegian Election

By Per Olaf Salming

Norwegian media reports that Erna Solberg is set to continue as PM after a close election, with the Bourgeois coalition of the Conservatives, the…

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Estonia, History, Latvia, Lithuania, News, RussiaJuly 26, 2017

Kremlin Identifies Former Estonian KGB Henchman, Charged With Genocide As “Soviet Hero”

By Per Olaf Salming

The Russian Ministry of Foreign affairs tweeted an infographic Wednesday, identifying a former Estonian KGB henchman, Arnold Meri, as a hero of the “Soviet…

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Estonia, NewsMay 24, 2017

Estonian Center Party Minister: “I am not in favor of NATO membership”

By Per Olaf Salming

UPDATE 1:45 EST: Postimees reports that Mihhail Korb has resigned his cabinet post. Korb apologized for his comments outside the Prime Minister’s office at…

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