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For the Estonians, the collapse of the Soviet Union brought the freedom they had longed for for so many years. By joining the European Union and introducing the common currency the Euro, Estonia has shown its deep commitment to the West and relations with Russia remain tense.Estonia introduced the Euro in 2011. A difficult decision because the Estonian Krone, reintroduced in 1992, was a symbol of independence from the Soviet Union. The Estonians and their Baltic neighbors in Lithuania and Latvia place great hopes in their Western-oriented policies. They see the development of democracy and human rights as an obstacle to Russian efforts to dominate the Baltic region. The war in Georgia reawakened old fears. When Estonia’s IT infrastructure came under attack, many Estonians were quick to accuse the Kremlin of manipulating a cyber war. The attack was in fact launched by a group of amateurs and Russian nationalists.
For the Estonians, the collapse of the Soviet Union brought the freedom they had longed for for so many years. By joining the European Union and introducing the common currency the Euro, Estonia has shown its deep commitment to the West and relations with Russia remain tense.Estonia introduced the Euro in 2011. A difficult decision because the Estonian Krone, reintroduced in 1992, was a symbol of independence from the Soviet Union. The Estonians and their Baltic neighbors in Lithuania and Latvia place great hopes in their Western-oriented policies. They see the development of democracy and human rights as an obstacle to Russian efforts to dominate the Baltic region. The war in Georgia reawakened old fears. When Estonia’s IT infrastructure came under attack, many Estonians were quick to accuse the Kremlin of manipulating a cyber war. The attack was in fact launched by a group of amateurs and Russian nationalists.
