During the Singing Revolution, statues of Lenin disappeared from Latvia's public spaces, in line with other nations freed from the Soviet yoke. The occupation monument in Riga, much like the Bronze Soldier in Tallinn, became a major point of contention, political scientist Veiko Spolitis writes.
Naivety is an especially poor friend in war and major conflicts. The "us versus them" and "friend or foe" models based on which dissidence happens, and is happening in Russia and elsewhere today, are shaped using long-term influence operations, Raul Rebane says in Vikerraadio's daily comment.