Moscow signals concern for Russians in Estonia

[LiberalEsto]

123. Apparently you think the Russian point of view is the ONLY point of view

What about the points of view of nations that have suffered deeply at the hands of the Russians?

I think it's pretty amazing that when the Baltics gained their freedom, they didn't forcibly deport the unwanted Russians living among them. After all, the fucking Russians deported so many of them (at least 10% of the Baltics' adult population) to Siberia or to gulags.

During the Soviet era my relatives were not allowed to attend church, celebrate Christmas or Easter, have their kids taught Estonian in the schools. They weren't allowed to display the national flag, sing national songs. They lived in a state of constant fear of being arrested and sent to some hellhole in Siberia. We weren't allowed to visit them, and later when they were allowed US visitors, they were confined to a small area of Tallinn, the capital. My father never got to see his own father's and mother's graves because the rest of Estonia was off limits. And some parts of Estonia, like the big islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, were completely cut off from the mainland, with no visitors allowed.

Why not make an attempt, if you can, to see things from the Baltics' point of view?