I suppose it is true that while we restored our independence de jure in 1991, the Soviet period has continued mentally. People who are truly free would not develop such anxiety disorders and twitch whenever painful topics are mentioned, Maarja Vaino writes.
The Estonian National Opera (Rahvusooper Estonia) surprised its visitors at the start of the autumn season with a change to the hall's interior, when the Leninist motto "Art belongs to the people" was without much ado covered up. The ERR's weekly "AK. Nadal" inquired about the condition of the ceiling painting in a nearly 110-year-old cultural heritage building.
Maris Kirme, a musicologist, writes that authentic sheet music for early Estonian composers of the 19th and 20th centuries is very hard to find, with fewer and fewer musicians willing to accept an illegible manuscript or a fraudulent copy. She suggests establishing an Estonian music institute with a permanent research team dedicated to unearthing and promoting the buried gems of Estonia's musical heritage.
Professor of Cultural History at the Estonian Academy of Arts Linda Kaljundi said that a new idea competition for how to alter the meaning of the Maarjamäe Memorial or frame it differently would be welcome.
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