Why the Russian minorities in Latvia and Estonia aren't going to take it anymore.
A link to the Burn Baltics, Burn article by Mark Ames in the Exile magazine

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RUSSIA/WEST — DISPUTED LANDS — DEFENSE — JEWRY — BLOGS — RUSSIAN IN NEW YORK — SPORTS — FEEDBACK

Poland will veto Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) if Russia continues to restrict Polish meat imports.

Both Polish president Lech Kaczynski and trade representatives stated they were considering this move. Polish authorities, both increasingly bellicose and hysterical, keep up verbal assault on Russia while Russian government remains silent and seemingly ignores the latest wave of provocations.

Mikhail Deliagin, internationally renown economist and director of the Globalization Institute (Institute of Globalization Problems) speaks about Bronze Soldier, Russian speakers in the Baltics and official policies.

News Summary Review — Quick Takes by Mike Averko — from May 11, 2007 

As Delfi reports, Latvian State Language Center is to double its efforts to punish use of Russian, to raise fines and to effect a two fold increase in the number of language inspectors deployed in combatting use of Russian language…

Alar Pink the head of Tallinn-based Kalev confectionary company applied for registration of Pronkssodur (Bronze Soldier) and the image of the gravesite monument as trademark through his Mosaic venture. If trademark is granted, the now demolished gravesite memorial could be used for marketing of four distinct categories of products — from distilled spirits and beer to school supplies.

On Tuesday, a monument to Nazi generals and collaborators was destroyed in Moscow. The monument was located in the inner courtyard of the Church of All Saints near Sokol subway station. Unknown vandals smashed the small obelisk with inscription to the Warriors of Russian Service Union, Russian Corps, Cossack Formation, Cossacks of the 15th Cavalry Corps (XV.Kosaken-Kavallerie-Korps) who Fell for the Faith and the Fatherland.