Monument to Dmitri Ganin installed in Estonia
Funeral of the hero-martyr Dmitri Ganin (1987-2007) on 3 May 2007. Dmitri was killed by rampaging Estonian police at the time of the Bronze Soldier incident.
A monument to Dmitri Ganin, a young Russian who died during the riots in 2007 in Tallinn, was installed in the Estonian town of Mustvei. The 2007 rioting began in the wake of the Estonian government’s decision to relocate a Soviet World War II memorial from central Tallinn to the outskirts of the capital. Citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Belgium, and the Netherlands gave private donations in the project to erect the 2-metre-high (@6.5 feet) stele.
29 June 2008
http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=29009&cid=48&p=29.06.2008 (in English)
Russian warship to take part in Rouen Armada
The Baltic Fleet escort vessel Neustrashimy (Intrepid) is due to take part in Rouen Armada 2008, an international parade of sailing vessels and warships, from 5 to 15 July. During the parade, seamen from different countries will be able to get better acquainted with each other, and improve their knowledge of the different fleets’ nautical traditions. The programme also provides for going to Paris on excursions and to see France’s cultural and historical sights.
1 July 2008
http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=29087&cid=87&p=01.07.2008 (in English)
All those employed in Estonia must pass special examination in Estonian language
A law came into effect in Estonia, which demands that all employed people pass a special examination to prove that they know the Estonian language. Those who fail to pass this examination stand to lose their jobs. Experts see this decision as discriminatory. A member of the Russian legislature, Vasili Likhachyov, feels it is unacceptable from the point of view of Estonian commitments in the field of humanitarian law. Mr Likhachyov told Voice of Russia that it is wrong from the point of view of standard international practise to limit employment only to those who speak the official language of the country. Mr Likhachyov expects the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and other international organisations to voice their view of this sort of decision.
1 July 2008
http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=29119&cid=48&p=01.07.2008 (in English)
Editor’s Note:
Latvia and Estonia (along with the OUN fanatics) were amongst the most enthusiastic supporters of the SS in World War II. This decision is in that same Nazi mould. What would happen if we required all wetback nannies, gardeners, dish-washers, and bus-boys to speak English? Wouldn’t happen! The Balts and their American supporters are vile hypocrites.
Natalia Shmarenkova wins Mrs World 2008 beauty paegent
31-year Natalia Shmarenkova from the Ukraine won the Mrs World 2008 beauty pageant in Kaliningrad. Natalia Shmarenkova is a prominent Ukrainian singer with the stage name of Kamalia. In all, married beauties from 40 countries contended for the title in Kaliningrad.
1 July 2008
http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=29087&cid=87&p=01.07.2008 (in English)
Tourist season at Kamchatka’s Geyser Valley
The tourist season is under way at Kamchatka’s Geyser Valley. Tourists are welcome to visit the site until the middle of October. But, this year’s tourist quota has been limited to 3,000. The first group of 24 tourists has already walked around the park. The Geyser Valley is 160 kilometres (@100 miles) northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the administrative centre of the Kamchatka Peninsula, and is only accessible by helicopter. This is actually the reason for the restriction of the number of tourists who can enjoy the beauty of one of Russia’s seven wonders.
1 July 2008
http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=29087&cid=87&p=01.07.2008 (in English)
RF Gosduma rejects a demand by their colleagues in Lithuania to recognise that country’s period under Soviet rule as occupation
Aleksandr Dugin (1962- ), Russian political scientist
Russian lawmakers categorically rejected a demand by their colleagues in Lithuania to recognise that country’s period under Soviet rule as occupation. The RF Gosduma is going to address the Lithuanian government, asking them to prevent further tensions in bilateral relations with Moscow. Russian deputies also consider absurd a decision to place both Nazi and Soviet symbols on an equal footing as it betrays the memory of millions of people who died liberating Europe from fascism. The document also focuses on the discrimination of Russian businesses in Lithuania. Russian political scientist Dr Aleksandr Dugin told us the United States is using post-Soviet radicals to portray this country as a vicious aggressor and torpedo its re-emergence as a global superpower on the international scene.
2 July 2008
http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=29178&cid=48&p=02.07.2008 (in English)
http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=29142&cid=45&p=02.07.2008 (in English)
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