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Russians advised to shun Estonia
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by AlanEvans | April 3, 2007 at 08:54 am
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Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov has urged Russians not to take holidays in Estonia.Russia has criticised Estonian plans to remove a Soviet-era monument to the Red Army in the Baltic state's capital.
Mr Ivanov said Russians should also consider alternatives to Estonian dairy produce, although he said he was not calling for a boycott.
The Bronze Soldier monument in Tallinn commemorates the Red Army's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
"I'm not calling for a boycott," Mr Ivanov told armed forces veterans in Moscow. "It's not a question of state sanctions. I'm talking about the individual citizen's stance. Don't buy Estonian food, don't go on holiday in Estonia, go to our Kaliningrad instead for a holiday."
Most ethnic Estonians regard the monument as a symbol of Soviet oppression.
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at 10:53 on April 3rd, 2007
This is a overrated theme. But very good for discussions on history. If it is true and the bronce soldier is a monument for commemorating the fallen (of all sides) of Wolrd War II, then for nobody it will be a problem. But if it is a symbol of Soviet occupation, 'liberating of Estonia', then it is a different matter. The Estonian government is lingering about the description of this monument or I missed it.