The Russian-Estonian conflict about the bronze statue

After heavy riots broke out in the dispute surrounding a Soviet monument in Tallinn, which was dismantled late last week, the Estonian government has announced that the statue will be set up in a soldiers' cemetery. Gábor Miklós comments: "There are controversial monuments like this all over Central Europe. Strangely enough, Germany is the only country where no one takes exception to them. In all other countries the prevailing opinion is that Soviet monuments are unacceptable. The riots in Tallinn and the criticism from Moscow show how politicians are not only trying to redefine views of history but also to manipulate people's emotions. ... On one hand you have a huge, offensive country and on the other a small republic that receives support from the West. But the real victims of the dispute are the Russians living in Estonia - a minority in a country that wants to act out its national renaissance."

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