Here's an excellent historical account (from an insightful Estonian blog - Itching for Eestimaa) on why exactly Estonians are insulted by the Bronze Soldier and relations with Russia today...
Read Why the Estonian State Doesn't Love the Red Army
It is the second-to-last paragraph that really brings it home...
The purpose of this history lesson is not to sour the memories of the soldiers of the Red Army that defeated Germany 62 years ago this day. It's to explain to those that are willing to read, why exactly the Estonian state was not content to allow a memorial to the army that supported these actions in Estonia stand beside its national library and the church where it buries its leaders
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