People Are Same Everywhere

Estonia blocked Russian pipeline and Finland allowed

Rzeczpospolita — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:21:13 GMT

What were the comments in Estonia after decision of Finnish government. Finland still finlandized?

Teeme �ra 2008

Helena — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:13:05 GMT

Teeme �ra 2008 - Let's Do It 2008

Today there was quite a special day in Estonia - about 40 000 volunteers went to the forests to clean away all illegal rubbish dumps (about 10 000 tons of waste). This is probably the biggest volunteer event that has taken place in Estonia.

The volunteers had collected information about illegal rubbish dumps for several months already. All the ones who wanted to take part of this event had to registrate their groups of 3-15 people by the end of the ...

Traitors

Voodoo — Thu, 17 May 2007 08:35:58 GMT

So what shall we do with traitors like Mark Sir�kil, Dmitri Linter and Maksim Reva.

Please recommeend non-mainstream movies from your country!

Rzeczpospolita — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:13:58 GMT

I have very bad opinion about film industry these days in Poland. Communist era productions were far better in my opinion. Some comedies myself and many others could watch every time when we see them in TV.

How I started World War II / Jak rozpetalem II Wojne Swiatowa (trilogy), comedy about Polish soldier adventures in Poland, Austria, Germany, North Africa (dealing with French, Italians and British) and Yugoslavia. Filmmakers poking fun from all nations involved.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90w9_GoTQj4&mode=related&search=

One ...

Finno-Ugric peoples in Russia.

NowhereMan — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:46:13 GMT

What do you know about Finno-Ugric people who live in Russia today?

What do think/know about their life and culture?

A new political party to be formed in Estonia- �IE

Hypno — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:18:56 GMT

Full article (in Estonian) in the SL �htuleht of 20th Nov.

The webpage of the future party- http://www.oie.ee/ (only in Estonian right now)

Tarmo Kruusm�e is trying to form a new political party in Estonia thats main objectives include making Estonia an ecocountry, legalizing cannabis and leaving the EU.

The new party's name would be �nnelike Inimeste Erakond (�IE) or the Party of Happy People / the Happy Peoples Party (I don't know which sounds worse )

Below are all the ...

J�rgen Ligi and proffesional army

Rzeczpospolita — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:31:19 GMT

Helena wrote:

Anyway, I'm sometimes really very happy that some idiots - sorry but thats the way it is - can't bring their reforms into life. For example, some time ago we had a Defence Minister J�rgen Ligi who was seriously talking about losing the time service in army and replacing it with payed army only. I don't know why people who don't know anything about their specialty go to politics?

What is the problem with professional army? Popular draft is totally insufficient. First of ...

Night Watch

Tasuja — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:26:06 GMT

Not a movie. Organisation in Estonia. What do you think about theese people?

I've noticed some reasonable estonians on this forum. And would like to know their opinion.

Same for neighbor countries residents. Do you know anything about this NW (or ND) and what?

Lithuania bans EU-sponsored gay rights parade

Communist Gipsy — Tue, 22 May 2007 19:44:59 GMT

Problems 'n' stuff

LPF — Mon, 21 May 2007 22:18:14 GMT

Here can you post problems 'n' stuff concerning the forum...

yeah... i dont understand how you can erase a post ? i read the FAQ but still didn't understand... after clicking "edit" what should i do next?

sorry for being such a dumba**

funny non-related links

svybski — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:25:26 GMT

im not sure is it ok if i post this, well, what a hell!

http://tungviktarna.se/ swedish rap

People Are Same Everywhere

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Preved Medved Y or who will be the new president of Russia

NowhereMan — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:38:51 GMT

Election for president! Make your choice!

Georgia: French Minister�s Remarks Wrong Message to Russia

Rzeczpospolita — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:34:37 GMT

Quote:http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=15949

French Defense Minister Herv� Morin said in an interview with Reuters on October 3 that his country would support Georgia�s NATO-membership bid only if it weren't seen as a threat by Russia.

�Despite all the affection and friendship we have for the Georgians...and I've said this to the head of the Georgian government, it can only happen if it is not seen as an additional threat to Russia,� Reuters quoted the French defense minister ...

United Kingdom vs Russia

Helena — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:30:53 GMT

Now, after murder of Litvinenko that took place in London, the authorities of Britain have done researches and accuse a man called Lugovoi of the murder. Therefore they demanded Russian authorities to give Lugovoi out to the UK. Russia officially refused and the UK sent four Russian diplomates out of the country. Russia has already threatened that this action is going to have serious consequeses.

What do you think about the situation? Who's right, who's wrong? What will happen in the future?

To Poland

Voodoo — Mon, 14 May 2007 14:01:04 GMT

When will you take down your Soviet Union time monuments?

N-russians = finnougric relatives?

svybski — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:21:09 GMT

http://ajhg.org/AJHG/abstract/S0002-9297(07)00025-0

N-russians = finnougric relatives, south-russians other ppl ?

finnish russian forum

svybski — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:22:47 GMT

http://www.finrosforum.fi/?language=fi+en+ru+et+sv

finnish russian forum, also many good links about the theme (in english + other languages)

Putin

Voodoo — Tue, 15 May 2007 01:59:24 GMT

Freedom of speech???

Putin is asshole!

Russia actions 'stain reputation'

NowhereMan — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:06:03 GMT

Russia actions 'stain reputation'

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has described Russia's actions against the British Council as "reprehensible" and a "stain" on the country's reputation.

http://people.do-talk.com/russia-f8/united-kingdom-vs-russia-t102-30.htm

Learning Estonian language

NowhereMan — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:10:46 GMT

Tere everyone. I have already said that I would like to learn estonian. I am not gonna try very hard, because it's just for fun. It will be my hobby or something... Anyways, I have no idea how the language sounds and there's no books here, so I am looking for someone who can help me. If you are a Skype user or just can send me audio-files to some estonian words and phrases I'd appreciate that a lot. Here I will post my questions and thoughts regarding the language. If you have something to say ...

The Cooling World

Rzeczpospolita — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:23:26 GMT

Here is the text of Newsweek�s 1975 story on the trend toward global cooling. It may look foolish today, but in fact world temperatures had been falling since about 1940. It was around 1979 that they reversed direction and resumed the general rise that had begun in the 1880s, bringing us today back to around 1940 levels.

http://www.denisdutton.com/cooling_world.htm

Quote:There are ominous signs that the Earth�s weather patterns have begun to change dramatically and that these changes ...

Happy birthday, Finland!

Helena — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:52:49 GMT

Finland has a 90th Independence Day today, on the 6th of December.

I'd like impart my congrulations.

Happy birthday, independent Finland! May we, Estonian and Finnish, always have warm relationships. We have helped each other in the past, let's keep it that way in the future as well! Palju �nne

Republic of Lakotah

Helena — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:13:07 GMT

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2008/01/04/news/top/doc477ec9768e680993877180.txt

http://www.postimees.ee/201207/esileht/valisuudised/302602.php (in Estonian)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Lakotah

http://republicoflakotah.com/

So, some Indian tribes have declared their own republic, the Republic of Lakotah, in the middle of the USA.

Christmas

kost — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:21:42 GMT

Merry Christmas, everyone

But relations

Voodoo — Thu, 17 May 2007 02:43:42 GMT

Estonians have good relations all over world.

Finnish, Latvians and Lithuanians are our friends.

What about Russians in Estonia and Russians in Russia...?

Western salaries and incomes

Kiskun — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:49:38 GMT

I have just been looking around some pages, where I was checking the DISPOSABLE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES of various countries. Well it's the classical "how much money do households really have" (on purchase power parity) which - at least in Hungary - is still a popular topic to talk about.

For example I found that EU15 average is approximately around 15000 points, but even Greece, Spain, and Southern Italy is above 10 000 points

In the former Soviet-Sphere Slovenia is at 67% of EU ...

Finnish Parliament passes patient safety bill

Rzeczpospolita — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:15:35 GMT

http://newsroom.finland.fi/stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=17319&group=Politics

Quote:The will enable the government to force some of the thousands of nurses belonging to the Union of Health and Social Care Professionals (Tehy) who have signed up to a mass resignation campaign to stay in their posts.

A minister had said in Parliament on Thursday that nurses who defied orders to work might be prosecuted under the law.

They will force them to work on these posts! Where is freedom, ...

"Russian geopolitical interests in Baltic states"

Helena — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:54:00 GMT

Venemaa geopoliitilised huvid Baltikumis

Ants Laaneots kinnitab, et idanaabri huvi Balti regiooni vastu peavad kajastuma ka meie julgeoleku ja riigikaitse korralduses.

Euroopa Liidu ja NATO liikmeks saamise eel on v�ikesed Balti riigid langenud oma idanaabri r�ige poliitilise, majandusliku ja propagandistliku r�nnaku alla. Venemaa j�tkuv ebas�bralik tegevus tekitab vajaduse tulla uuesti tagasi nende p�hjuste juurde, millest selline k�itumine tingitud on.

Suure naabri pikaajalistel ...

Copenhagen Surrenders. Will Ireland Save Europe's Honour?

Rzeczpospolita — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:38:53 GMT

Quote:The Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced today that Denmark will not hold a referendum on the treaty of Lisbon on the EU constitution, the so-called �Reform Treaty�. Denmark will ratify this treaty through a parliamentary decision. Mr Rasmussen�s Liberal Party and the Social Democrats have the necessary majority to ratify the treaty in parliament.

The Danish PM claims that Denmark�s sovereignty will not be affected by the Reform Treaty. The EU authorities in Brussels ...

Taxpayer-funded �4.2m 'Radio Brussels' to send EU propaganda

Rzeczpospolita — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:28:46 GMT

Quote:The European commission is so set up its own radio station for distributing EU propaganda.

Dubbed "Radio Brussels", the station will be financed by the European taxpayer and will broadcast to up to 20million listeners from next year.

It official remit is to "encourage the development of a European public area" with programmes including news show "Europe in perspective" and culture show "Europe Live".

It will be subsidized to the tune ...

The prime minister of Hungary is going to visit Estonia

Helena — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:41:36 GMT

As I discovered, Gyurcs�ny will come to visit us. This event is going to happen 21st of November (it means the next Wednesday). Unfortuantely I don't have much time to search it in English so I put only the Estonian article at the moment.

http://www.postimees.ee/161107/esileht/siseuudised/295940.php

Putin

Kiskun — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:42:08 GMT

OK. What is your opinion about the present elections and Putin?

My opinion is like, it is bad that he is not democratic, but what would happen in Russia if there would be democracy right now? Would oligarchs spread their hands to all the economy and life again? Or is Russian society and economy more developed than that right now?

I am really interested.

Referenum in Romania on single voting system

Rzeczpospolita — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:20:57 GMT

http://www.neurope.eu/articles/79354.php

Quote:Romanian President Traian Basescu signed a decree on October 23 after a day of consultations with his advisers, over the question Romanians are being called to answer at the Referendum - �Do you agree to elect all the Deputies and Senators in constituencies subject to a majority ballot in two rounds, starting with the first elections to be organised for Parliament?� This is the question that the Romanians will have to answer YES or NO to.

How ...

Independence for Flanders: Good for Democracy, Good for Euro

Rzeczpospolita — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:34:58 GMT

http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/2710#comment-21111

This article is more about Eastern Europe than Belgium itself. Author exposing double standards practiced by Brussels bureaucracy. Another reason why they cannot be trusted at all.

Football thread!

Rzeczpospolita — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:06:37 GMT

Eastern European football seems to improve recently. Countries from the region that reached EURO2008 are;

-Croatia (crushing proud England )

-Russia (they all should learn Croatian national anthem now )

- Poland (somehow above Portugal)

- Romania (above Netherlands)

- Czech Republic (above Germany)

- Turkey

- Greece

Respect to Finland for their performance in general and especially in the last game, Portugal away.

Anybody interested?

Administrator announcement

Admin — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:24:59 GMT

I dont read regurarly posts here, if anybody needs me, send PM.

Moderator deals with regular issues, moderator is Hypno.

Have a good time visiting forum everybody

Mode

Admin — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:04:22 GMT

Kas keegi tahaks mode �igusi, mul endal pole aega j�nnata siin kahjuks?

Gallery

Admin — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:58:48 GMT

I changed gallery setings, you can add photos now. Adding to public folder needs moderator approval, personal folder doesnt. To add you need klick "Envoyer Uno Photo" i cant modify this putton into english.

Dont upload pointless photos, web space isnt very big.

Kaloev Back to Russia

Admin — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:44:21 GMT

Back from Swiss prison, he feels well and thanks fellow citizens that supported him, Vitaly Kaloev announced in Domodedovo airport, Moscow, Vesti TV channel reported. �In prison, I didn�t feel outside the homeland,� Kaloev emphasized.

The former prisoner said he wants to go back to Vladikavkaz, where he will visit the cemetery in Beslan and the graves of his children.

In October 2005, Vitaly Kaloev was sentenced to eight years of prison for stabbing to death Skyguide air traffic controller ...

BMW 525

Admin — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:40:48 GMT

Anyone wanna buy my old BMW 525(141kw) 1991, black, leather seats, automatic gearbox ...?

Location: Estonia

26000EEK

Books from or about Eastern-central Europe you have read?

Rzeczpospolita — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:10:09 GMT

I think if we want to improve our knowledge about countries of our region there is no other better option to achieve this goal but reading books. My record is not impressive at all. Of course I don't list lectures about my own country that I have read.

Translated from Polish titles might be not correct.

"War and Peace" Lev Tolstoy

"Stalin's people" Roj Medviediev

"Legends from Vilnius" Wladyslaw Zahorski

I liked all, first is interesting story from ...

Sterotypes

towito — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:06:27 GMT

There is a lot of stereotypes about other nations. Do you find some of them still in use in Your countries?

For example here in Poland Russians are hard vodka drinkers, but germans thinks the same about Poles. Hungarians are our close friends according to tradition. Americans are stupid and they women are ugly (the same Germans and UK - about women). Fins are cold like all nordic nations, Italians are hot stallions etc.

Do you think it is true?

'sex play' in kindergartens (leftist progress in Norway)

Rzeczpospolita — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:55:52 GMT

Quote:http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2050710.ece

children should be allowed to express their own sexuality at day care centers. She doesn't want to stifle what comes naturally.

Children, she said, should be able "to look at each other and examine each other's bodies. They can play doctor, play mother and father, dance naked and masturbate.

"But their sexuality must also be socialized, so they are not, for example, allowed to masturbate while sitting and ...

Willy Brandt to Gorbachov about Baltic states(October 1989)

Rzeczpospolita — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:30:10 GMT

I'm actually reading EUSSR : the Soviet roots of European integration of famous Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky. There is interesting digression about Baltic countries in this book. During his visit in Moscow (October 1989) chief of Socialist International a German politician Willy Brandt (former Chancellor of Western Germany, SPD - social democrats, also Peace Nobel Price laureate) in discussion with Soviet leader Michail Gorbachev raised the question of Baltic states.

Quote:"I'm ...

The role of public school

Rzeczpospolita — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:11:58 GMT

Quote:tho also not in the last years of school as by then we already have all our opinions and it'll be harder to change anything

Completely disagree with this opinion. I generally oppose public schools at all because this is toll of governments to manipulate societies. However if I cannot prevent them to exist I expect that their aim is to teach children definitely not rear children, create their views or ideology. As long as they are not adults this is exclusively the role of parents. ...

Old commies

Kiskun — Sun, 20 May 2007 23:08:35 GMT

Have you managed to clear political life of those old commies who ruled before the Changing of the System?

Harry Potter & Twinky Winky

towito — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:19:42 GMT

http://americansfortruth.com/news/q-a-harry-potter-authors-gay-dumbledore-announcement-manipulates-children.html

So Twinky Winky must be gay ! Sobecka was right

Nobel Peace Prize went to Al Gore!

Rzeczpospolita — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:23:27 GMT

Nobel Peace Prize went to Al Gore who heroically fights with global warming One could think what the hell this have to do with peace or that again prize went to leftist what shows how ideologized Noble Committee is. However this is not what I want to share with you now

Quote from Al Gore's book "Earth in the Balance" available online in "Google Books", page 81. Hope that this link will work, otherwise search yourself.

http://books.google.com/books?id=QDbNhec98iEC&pg=PR24&dq=%22earth+in+the+balance%22+al+gore&as_brr=3&sig=eUIvdMZtUfg-UXbYpK8LktSffhk#PPA81,M1

Quote:

"We ...

Nazism

Earthland — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:40:20 GMT

Nazism is spreading....

And not only in Russia.

I found ten people who sayed they absolutley agree with this comment (made by Russian):

Quote:

piotych: polish liar didn't like my speech about our future German-Russian alliance in my favorites with German users so he called me "fascist". LOL As you see little coward, in the future Germans surely will work together helping us in the central Europe including your problematic and ungrateful country!

Slava Rossii!

And ...