Soviet Era Lustration Archive Project Launched in Finland
by”Lustration is the process of making something clear or pure, usually by means of a propitiatory offering. It is also the purge of government…
Analysis
NATO’s Eastern Exposure
byEvery year, Estonia holds special military exercises called Spring Storm. The exercises are for those conscript soldiers who have just completed their term of service….
Closing The Baltic Gap
byAs NATO’s Warsaw summit in July looms, closing the “Baltic gap” will be its most pressing task. A new report by the Tallinn-based International…
Victory Cult Intended to Keep Russian Federation’s Non-Russians within an Empire and Former Soviet Republics Together: Ukrainian Commentator
byMany Russian commentators have pointed out that the way in which Vladimir Putin is exploiting Victory Day is about the legitimation of the Soviet…
Moscow May Soon Blame Extraterrestrials for Boeing Catastrophe, Russian Aviation Expert Says
byIt would be entirely consistent with the Russian approach since the shooting down of the Boeing airliner over the Donbas for Moscow soon to…
Historical Baltic Resort Fashion from Pärnu
byA new exhibition of Baltic Sea region resort fashion has opened at the Pärnu Museum and runs until August 30. Resort fashion started to develop…
Icelandic Saga-Age Ramparts and Tunnel Identified
byRemains of a structural wall and a short tunnel from the twelfth century, which are mentioned in the Sagas of the Icelanders, appear to…
Russia May Wish to Provoke a Serious Incident before NATO’s Summit in Warsaw
byThe Kremlin pretends officially that it does not comprehend the Baltic and Polish “paranoia“ concerning their perceived Russian threat and demand for significantly increased…
Seven Soviet-era tips for running a successful police state
byThe Soviet Union was one of the world’s more durable police states – and it is now one of the best documented. From Stalin’s…
Sweden Adapts Cold War Strategy to Modern Times
byHow to survive during a war? For the armed forces of both Finland and Sweden the strategy includes fighter jet operations from regular roads….