For almost 20 years the 23rd floor of Tallinn’s city centre Hotell Viru functioned as the radio translation room for the KGB. After the Soviet Union collapsed and the room was discovered, it was left alone completely intact until five years ago, when it was turned into a museum.
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UB Post: ‘Mongolia should be known worldwide for its paleontology’
Dulamsuren Ganbaatar tucks her red hair behind her ear and thinks before answering my question: should criminals who smuggle fossils and dinosaur bones out of Mongolia receive tougher punishments?
Baltic Times: Estonia – A nation shaped by the sea
TALLINN - Estonia’s maritime connections, traditions, and history will be explored in a series of events throughout 2016 after the Ministry of Culture chose the country’s seaside heritage as its annual theme.
Deep Baltic: A Ghost Town Unsuitable for Humans – Patarei Sea Fortress
On long, clear summer nights when the sun sets for only a few hours – and even when it doesn’t at all – crowds of tourists and young people gather at the Linnahall to watch the sunset.
Baltic Times: Proposals surface for Helsinki-Tallinn train
The Helsinki-Tallinn commute could be dramatically shortened after plans to look into a tunnel between the two cities were put forward last week.
Baltic Times: SuperBus green-lit for Estonian domestic routes after half-year of delays
TALLINN - Low-cost bus service SuperBus, which rolled out services in the Baltics earlier this year, has finally been given the go-ahead to put its vehicles on the road in Estonia after months of delays.
Baltic Times: Estonia voted ‘best value destination’ by Lonely Planet
TALLINN - Tiny Estonia has claimed top spot in the Lonely Planet’s list of “best value destinations” 2016, it was announced last week.
Baltic Times: Estonian Air files for bankruptcy
Estonia’s national airline Estonian Air declared itself bankrupt last week after the European Commission decided state funding the company had received was illegal and should be repaid.
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