Multi-culturalism in Estonia
Estonia has been a very interesting example of public policies concerning group-rights in mostly homogeneous nations.
Being the ardent fan of Kymlicka's notion of multiculturalism I am, I find Estonian policies appalling to say the least, and certainly galling!
Not only did their authorities move the statue of a Soviet soldier as a symbol of those who fought the Nazis, from the center of Tallinn (the capital) back in April, but are trying now to bribe (the article in Russian) the local Russian schools to convert to Estonian!
Russians are the largest minority in Estonia, almost a third of the population but are denied not only the rights of the Estonian nationals, but also those of regular citizens.
Very galling indeed!
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at last census, ethnic russians made up 25.7% of the population. 1/3 of those are estonian citizens, another third have chosen to maintain russian citizenship, the last third being of 'undefined' citizenship. Non-citizens cannot vote in parliamentary elections (but can vote in local elections), and are exempt from military service. That's about it for 'discrimination' of non-citizens in Estonia
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