Tag: Narva

  • There have been more crossings in Estonia since the closure of Finland's eastern border

    There have been more crossings in Estonia since the closure of Finland's eastern border

    According to the Estonian border authorities, thousands more people pass through Narva than usual.

  • How to enter Russia by land as a tourist in 2023

    How to enter Russia by land as a tourist in 2023

    EU and US citizens must obtain a visa to travel to Russia. To obtain it, it is enough to make an appointment at your nearest Russian embassy or a Russian visa center in your country. The process of obtaining a visa takes about a week, but it is best to clarify the time frames on…

  • Finland as a member of NATO, election results and gambling: Finland in the world press

    Finland as a member of NATO, election results and gambling: Finland in the world press

    The article begins with Finland’s long binding neutrality, and after joining NATO outlines the country’s defense capability. “Finland will introduce F-35 fighters by 2025, which will replace, for example, the F/A-18 Hornets designed by the USA that are currently in use. Finland is also one of the few countries that shoot the so-called of a…

  • This is how Putin’s war affects Russian speakers in the Baltics

    This is how Putin’s war affects Russian speakers in the Baltics

    In Conflict this week heads David Rasmusson and Carina Holmberg out on a trip to Estonia. Latvia and Lithuania. Three countries that have gone through the cracks in support for Ukraine. At the same time, they have pushed for ever tougher EU sanctions against Russia, despite the fact that it also damages their own economies.…

  • 5 Foreigners Who Helped Create the Russian Empire

    5 Foreigners Who Helped Create the Russian Empire

    In the early 18th century, Tsar Peter I (Peter the Great) crushed the mighty Sweden, making Russia one of the leading European powers. In this he also received help from foreign experts and professionals. 1. James Bruce Public domain “A most honest and learned man,” Sir Charles Whitworth, British Ambassador to Russia, said by James…

  • EU state calls Russian ambassador Putin’s statements

    Estonia has condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements about the historic loyalty of the city of Narva Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the accused Moscow of a “revengeist policy” after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments on the history of the Estonian city of Narva. The Baltic state has called the Russian ambassador, Vladimir Lipaev,…

  • EU countries call Russia ambassador because of Putin’s statements

    EU countries call Russia ambassador because of Putin’s statements

    Estonia has condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements about the historic loyalty of the city of Narva Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the accused Moscow of a “revengeist policy” after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments on the history of the Estonian city of Narva. The Baltic state has called the Russian ambassador, Vladimir Lipaev,…

  • Russia’s history in 10 paintings

    Russia’s history in 10 paintings

    These Russian artists have depicted the most vital and dramatic events of Russia’s ten centuries of existence. Vasilij Perov. The first Christians in Kyiv (1880) State Russian Museum Christianity, which comes from the Byzantine Empire, began to spread across Russia long before the country’s official baptism of Kiev’s Prince Vladimir 988. According to some sources,…

  • This was Russia’s only window into Europe for centuries

    This was Russia’s only window into Europe for centuries

    Until Peter I struggled to create his “window to Europe” through the Baltic Sea, the only window of its kind that Russia ever had was located in the Arctic Ocean. It was the city of Arkhangelsk. Today, Russia is washed away by 13 seas. However, this was not always the case. In the 16th century,…

  • Campaign in Estonia: Bring an elderly person and get a vaccine

    Campaign in Estonia: Bring an elderly person and get a vaccine

    In Estonia, relatives who are not part of any risk group can be vaccinated against Covid-19 if they bring their elderly to the vaccination clinic. This is a campaign that is hoped to motivate more elderly people to get vaccinated. In the town of Narva, where relatively few have been vaccinated so far, a vaccination…

  • 7 GREAT Germans who helped shape Russia

    7 GREAT Germans who helped shape Russia

    For more than 150 years, the Russian Empire was ruled by ethnic Germans – including Romanovs, from Peter III. Apart from them, there were many German people who contributed immensely to Russia’s culture and science. Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683-1767) Portrait of Count Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683-1767) Getty Images Born: In the Grand Duchy…