Only in Iceland: Sheep Stomach Shortage
by“With the slaughter season being in full swing and my ‘slaughter club’ getting excited for our annual slátur-making session, this is the worst news…
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Herbie Goes Bananas: Controversial Musical About Herberts Cukurs Opens in Liepaja
byHerberts Cukurs was neither a sadistic Nazi killer nor a self-taught aviation genius. He was a simple-minded Everyman who loved his country, loved his…
Baltic Longboard Designer Lokal Sets up Shop in Riga
byThis Summer saw the opening of a concept store named Lokal House that sells longboards designed by Lokal Boards. The authors of the brand…
President Ilves: Estonia is too small to discriminate against anybody
byEstonian President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, signed the historic Estonian Civil Partnership Act, which was passed by the Estonian parliament in a very close 40-38…
A Timeline of Renewed Finlandization
byTracking Finnish foreign policy as it ricochets wildly between East and West has become a challenge for even the most seasoned observers of Finnish…
Boxing Obama
byUS President Barack Obama’s visit to Estonia on September 3 answered a lot of questions – but it left one unanswered. Would Obama actually…
A Russian Range War (And an American Caught in the Middle)
byIn Russia, the only order is in nature. Ten men surround a mountain of gear and stare skyward as an Mi-8 circles and turns…
69° North, 33° East: Running from the Russians
byA Soviet-made helicopter is a grinding, oily beast which announces itself long before visual contact. The Mi-8s, the cargo and passenger transport machines, can…
Sofi Oksanen: Knowledge is a cheap and universal weapon
byBelow is the text of Sofi Oksanen’s remarks at the International Conference on “The Legacy of Totalitarianism Today” in the Parliament of The Czech…