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Opinion

Here you'll find a selection of Estonian-related published opinions and responses to them
(Here is a very old article that I finally got round to translating)
Why the World is silence about the Estonian election
Why I write in Estonia
Go West


Brave New Estonia

The hairdresser who ruined Tallinn
How to become Estonian
Let's eat potato peels
Cult of youth
A black president for a small white country
First published in Postimees 11 November 2008.
This article enraged a lot of people. Find out what all the fuss was about hereThe hated white man
First published in Postimees 13 November 08
A response to A black president for a small white country by postimees senior editor, Priit PulleritsAbout Michael Jackson
First published Postimees 27 June

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