Dienas Bizness is the Latvian-language business daily.

And Business and Baltia would be the Russian-language business daily.

It’s so hard to actually LISTEN to the Baltic Russians when you have the Russian mass media putting out non stop info on how bad they are treated. Thanks for sharing.

I lived in Estonia for a year and a half, and my child is half Estonian. I am an American of Italian descent. My child speaks more Estonian than English, and that’s fine with me. I am not afraid that she won’t pick up English. And I am always brushing up on my Estonian.

Learning a language is strange. The more I learn and understand, the less I feel I truly know. I can’t imagine I’d ever be able to say I speak fluently, but I can understand and participate in most conversations.

Having lived in Estonia I feel like a bit of a nationalist. I really enjoy learning the language and I enjoyed the feeling of this country that started very far behind that is struggling to catch up. Being American is more complicated for me. It is a big country with a lot of baggage.

I met many Estonian Russians who embraced this idea of being Europeans as well, like you Aleks. Interestingly many of them had non-Russian surnames – which tells you that just as they are now becoming Estonians, they once became Russians as well.

In Estonia there are a number of prominent Estonian Russians that are embraced by the people. One person who comes to mind is Kristiina Smigun – the famous cross country skier.

She is very well-respected and looked up to in Estonian society, and she is of Russian descent.
It should also be mentioned that many Estonians have Swedish, Finnish, German, and Russian ancestors.

Anyway I liked this blog and I think it has given me some inspiration for my own. So thanks, sbasiba, aitäh.