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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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: Awkward start for same-sex couples law
Same-sex couples in Estonia are being advised not to register their relationships after a new law came into effect at the start of the year due to legal loopholes not being closed, leaving LGBT groups concerned the legislation will now be totally annulled.
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.
Estonian World: The French photographer exploring Estonia’s fringe communities
The Paris-based photographer, Jérémie Jung, has been exploring the traditions of the Estonian regions of Setomaa and Kihnu island to try and better understand the people and their communities.
ERR News: Holy Gingerbread
Buddha, a sacred cow and a pair of huge golden angel wings are just some of the exhibits included in this year's Gingerbread Mania exhibition which opens in Tallinn today.
Baltic Times: Gingerbread Mania 2015
TALLINN - When Mari-Liis Laanemaa was growing up in Estonia, every Christmas her artist family would make intricately designed gingerbreads. And until she went to university, she thought this was what every family did. When she realized it wasn’t, she wanted to do something to keep the tradition alive.
Baltic Times: Same sex couple law scrapes past first reading
TALLINN - Estonia’s Implementation Act — which paves the way towards equal rights for the country’s LGBT couples — scraped past its first reading in parliament on Wednesday, Nov. 25 by just one vote.
Baltic Times: Baltics Rally Behind France After Paris Terror Attacks
The pavements in front of the French Embassies in Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius thronged with thousands of people over the weekend, as politicians and public alike filed past to lay flowers, leave messages, and light candles — a mark of commemoration and respect for the victims of the Paris terror attacks of Friday Nov. 13.… Continue reading Baltic Times: Baltics Rally Behind France After Paris Terror Attacks
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