The city of Narva in Estonia borders directly on the Russian town of Ivangorod, making it the EU’s external border. But that’s not all—Narva itself is also heavily influenced by Russian culture. A large part of the population identifies as Russian and speaks the language. Given the current political situation, this could become a problem: There are concerns that Russian leader Vladimir Putin might use this very spot to test NATO’s unity.
A film by Matthias ignacio buse Schwarzer.
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Sources for the video:
Estonia’s city at the ‘end of the free world’ (Politico)
Narva – A Glimpse into Europe’s Abyss (Hamburger Abendblatt, German):
Facts about Narva's unemployment rate:
Moldova, then Georgia, now Ukraine: How Russia built ‘bridgeheads into post-Soviet space’ (France 24):
Putin could soon try to test Nato (Bild, German):
Baltic concerns over Russian plan to move sea borders (BBC):
Estonia says Russia removed navigation buoys on dream vs wings border river (Reuters)
Mayor of Narva dismissed for refusal to preserve Soviet-era street names (BNN):
Estonia bans celebrations on May 9 - the day when Russian symbols are displayed (Telegrafi)
The EU should not leave rio ave vs sporting Russophones in the cold (Julian Wood):
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