Following the early days of the Georgian crisis, an Estonian news special sought to find out what Estonia's Russian population thought about the Russian presence in South Ossetia and Georgia. They discovered that many of the Russians in Eastern Estonia have been getting their news directly from Russian state-influenced news sources rather than from international … Continue reading Linguistic Ghettos
The Eastern Chill
Good friends recently told us that their young son turned off the TV because the news was frightening him. He's not the only one who has been scared. Georgia and South Ossetia may be a long way from Estonia, but even so we follow the Georgian conflict with a chill up our spines. Why? Slippery … Continue reading The Eastern Chill
Announcement!
Lea and I are happy to post the biggest announcement this website has ever seen. Over the weekend we doubled our family size! On Friday June 20th, we brought home Kevin Markus (3) and Miriam Anne (1) to join the Edminster household. We have been visiting the kids for the last three weeks awaiting permission … Continue reading Announcement!
Connor’s Question
Back in the days when things weren't so hyper-regulated, my siblings and I used to take turns spending the night with my dad while he worked at the hospital. We'd hob-nob with the various docs and nurses and learn all sorts of interesting and disgusting things about the medical emergencies people find themselves in. I'm … Continue reading Connor’s Question
Film “The Singing Revolution”
I recently joined a Facebook group formed around Estonia and found a preview there to a very interesting film about the Singing Revolution of the late 80's. Take a look.
Häid Jõule!
Merry Christmas (H?id J?ule) from Estonia! Lea and I just got back from a great Christmas celebration with her family. I got to play the part of p?kkepikk - the gnome who hands out the presents. In Estonia, you have to recite a poem, sing a song or do some other sort of performance in … Continue reading Häid Jõule!