Kodus munade värvimine
(Eesti Vabaõhumuuseum)
“Kuidas looduslike ja koduste vahenditega pühademune värvida? Selleks saab kasutada sibulakoori, taimi, pabereid, värvilisi riidenartse või lõnga.” - viideo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbxY_mIXl-M
Dyeing Easter Eggs with Onion Skins Estonian style
(Nami-Nami Blog - 2019)
“Dyeing eggs for Easter is very popular, and using onion skins is probably the most popular method. Using onion peels gives you most beautiful dyed eggs, each one unique and special. …”
https://nami-nami.blogspot.com/2011/04/dyeing-easter-eggs-with-onion-skins.html
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Lihavõttekaart postitatud 1940 Kunstnik teadmata, kirjastaja OW. ERM Pk 2/1/10 Eesti Rahva Muuseum |
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Friday 29. March
(Newsletter was sent out Thursday evening due to the Good Friday holiday.)
Thursday 28. March
Piiritaristu ehitatakse ümber tagastamisele kuuluva Saatse saapa
(Postimees)
“Politsei- ja piirivalveamet kuulutas välja riigihanke piiritaristu täislahenduse väljaehitamiseks idapiiri sellel lõigul, kus asub ka nn Saatse saabas, mis Eesti-Vene jõustumata piirilepingute kohaselt peaks tulevikus vahetatama Eestile.”
Peterburi kohus likvideeris Peterburi Eesti kultuuriseltsi
(ERR)
“Peterburi Eesti kultuuriselts oli ametlikult registreeritud juba 1992. aastal. Seltsi eesmärgiks oli Peterburis elavate eestlaste kultuurialgupära, traditsioonide ja eesti keele säilitamine ning Eestiga suhete hoidmine kultuuri, teaduse ja kunsti vallas.”
https://www.err.ee/1609297041/peterburi-kohus-likvideeris-peterburi-eesti-kultuuriseltsi
“Russian court liquidates St. Petersburg Society of Estonian Culture.” - ERR
Eestis mõõdeti täna mitmel pool soojarekordid
(Postimees | ERR)
“Neljapäeval purunesid mitmel pool Eestis 28. märtsi soojarekordid.
Keskkonnaagentuuri andmetel küündisid termomeetrinäidud kuni +16°C-ni [60.8 F]. Just nii palju sooja mõõdeti täna Pakri poolsaare vaatlusjaamas. Eelmine rekord mõõdeti seal 28. märtsil 1973, kui õhusooja oli 14,4°C. [57 F].”
https://ilmajaam.postimees.ee/7989609/eestis-moodeti-tana-mitmel-pool-soojarekordid
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https://www.err.ee/1609297200/mitmes-paigas-purunes-paeva-soojarekord
“New temperature records set on Thursday.” - ERR
Why Estonia has the best schools in Europe: Free lunches, brain breaks and happy teachers
by Emine Saner, The Guardian
“Gunda Tire, who leads international assessments for Estonia’s education and youth board, says the country’s success is partly thanks to its mix of history and geography. “We have had the Swedes, Danes, Russians, Germans, a lot of people coming and going. Estonians, if they wanted to survive, had to be smart, and they understood that education would take them forward. It was the same when we were under Soviet occupation.”
Baltics to fight Russia from the First Mile
By Michael C. DiCianna, CEPA - 19. March
“The only military threat to the Baltic states, now as in centuries past, comes from Russian imperialist designs. The Russian despot’s predecessor and sidekick, Dmitry Medvedev, said on 15. March that Latvia does not exist, the same formulation the Kremlin uses for Ukraine. Western military planners have suggested they are taking the threat seriously. …”
https://cepa.org/article/baltics-to-fight-russia-from-the-first-mile/
“Russia’s Baltic neighbors create massive border defences.” - The Conversation
“'Seto Wall' to bolster Baltic Defense Line in Estonia, says local.” - ERR
“Opinion: NATO Must Boost Its Defense of the Baltics.” - Bloomberg
“NATO-ga liitumine toimus kiiresti ja tõi kaasa suuri muutusi.” - ERR
“Kaitsevägi saab kaasaegsed öövaatlusseadmed.” - ERR
“Defense forces to receive modern night vision equipment.” - ERR
“The further a country lies from Russia, the more its leaders need to be persuaded of the threat posed by Vladimir Putin.” - Politico Europe
“Baltic states are ‘leading the way in NATO’ says U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.” - Latvian Broadcasting
US Congress approved military aid to the Baltic states
(Euronews)
“… worth 228 million USD intended for Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia as part of the Baltic Security Initiative.”
https://www.euronews.com/2024/03/23/good-news-us-greenlights-military-aid-for-baltic-states
“Martin Herem: Eesti kaitsekulutused peaks kahekordistama.” - Postimees
“Estonian defense forces practice warfare against drones.” - Baltic Times
“Nato’s Baltic Air Policing mission enters 20th year.” - Airforce Tech
“Leedu peaminister ei toeta kaitsekulutuste tõstmist nelja protsendini SKP-st.” - ERR
“Ex US president blasts NATO allies for not paying for defense, these front-line countries are readying for war.” - Business Insider
Estonia marked 75th anniversary of March deportations
(ERR | }
“On Monday, commemorative ceremonies to mark the passing of 75 years since the March deportations will take place all over Estonia. In March of 1949, over 22,000 people were deported to Siberia from Estonia, and over 90,000 from the three Baltic states.”
https://news.err.ee/1609292514/estonia-marks-75th-anniversary-of-march-deportations
“Photos: Candles lit to commemorate 1949 March deportations anniversary.” - ERR
“President of Estonian Parliament on Soviet deportations.” - TVP
High-level delegation from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
(Välisministeerium | U.S. Dept. of State | C-SPAN)
“… in Washington on 25. March … to discuss helping Ukraine to victory, raising the cost of the war for Russia, security in the Baltic region, and NATO’s Washington summit in July.”
https://www.vm.ee/en/news/tsahkna-meeting-blinken-european-security-also-vital-us
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“Photos: Blinken meets Baltic foreign ministers.” - ERR
“Aggressor must lose its economic capacity to wage war.” - Postimees
“Estonian Foreign Minister: 'If Ukraine Fails, We All Fail’.” - VOA
“Estonian parlt speaker in Kyiv: Ukraine’s future is in EU, NATO.” - The Baltic Times
Estonia's purchasing power slipped
(ERR)
“… in 2023 by 4 percentage points.”
https://news.err.ee/1609295874/estonia-s-purchasing-power-slipped-in-2023
“Statistics: Estonia's 2023 general government deficit, debt both up on year.” - ERR
“Opinion: Government putting pressure on families with children.” - ERR
“Bank of Estonia predicts 3 % economic growth rate in coming years.” - ERR
Estonia now a member of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research
By Jennifer Fox, Estonian World
“… known as CERN, voted to admit Estonia as a full member at a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on 22 March.”
Baltic leaders urge Nato members to bring back conscription
(Financial Times)
“Presidents of Latvia and Estonia say European states in alliance should do more to prepare for the Russian threat … by looking at everything from conscription and a special defence tax to significantly increasing military spending.”
https://www.ft.com/content/aa03ef7f-7c09-4c8c-b78e-8e3d892dfb14
Over 50 destinations to be available from Tallinn Airport this summer
(The Baltic Times)
“These will include three new airlines, with Eurowings flying to Prague, Transavia France to Paris and flydubai to Dubai … Six new destinations will also be offered -- the aforementioned Prague and Dubai, as well as Burgas, and relaunched flights to Billund, Malta and Rome. The Dubai flights will directly link Estonia to the United Arab Emirates for the first time in the country’s history.”
https://www.baltictimes.com/over_50_destinations_to_be_available_from_tallinn_airport_this_summer/
- Russia’s Forever War -
Russian Offensive Campaign
Assessment: 27. March 2024
(ISW)
“Russian officials are tying the US and the West to a broader set of “terrorist” attacks against Russia following the Crocus City Hall attack, likely to intensify rhetoric about alleged Western and Ukrainian threats to generate greater domestic support for the war in Ukraine.”
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“Russian authorities are increasing legal pressure against migrants in Russia following recent Russian officials’ proposals for harsher measures against migrant communities in response to the March 22 Crocus City Hall attack.”
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“The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) released its 38th report on the human rights situation in Ukraine.”
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-27-2024
“NATO Admiral: Russia is clearly defined as a threat to NATO.” - BNN
“Sevastopoli lähedal kukkus alla Vene sõjalennuk Su-27.” - ERR
“Üliharuldane nõukogudeaegne tuumasõiduk sattus Ukraina drooni saagiks.” - ERR
Denying Russia’s Only Strategy For Success
(ISW)
"Russia cannot defeat Ukraine or the West - and will likely lose - if the West mobilizes its resources to resist the Kremlin. The West’s existing and latent capability dwarfs that of Russia. The combined gross domestic product (GDP) of NATO countries, non-NATO European Union states, and our Asian allies is over $63 trillion. The Russian GDP is on the close order of $1.9 trillion. Iran and North Korea add little in terms of materiel support. China is enabling Russia, but it is not mobilized on behalf of Russia and is unlikely to do so. If we lean in and surge, Russia loses.”
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“The Russian strategy that matters most, therefore, is not Moscow’s warfighting strategy, but rather the Kremlin’s strategy to cause us to see the world as it wishes us to see it and make decisions in that Kremlin-generated alternative reality that will allow Russia to win in the real world.”
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/denying-russia’s-only-strategy-success
Russia Is Back to the Stalinist Future
(Foreign Policy)
“Putin’s Russia has come full circle.”
AI Deepfake spreads confusion and disinfo about the Moscow terror attack
(Mother Jones)
“In the hours after the attack at Crocus City Hall, which killed at least 133 people, the Islamic State claimed responsibility. US security officials blamed the Islamic State in Khorasan, a branch that works in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. … But some Russian lawmakers quickly pointed a finger at Ukraine, and Russia’s NTV television channel soon aired a deepfake video that fueled those suspicions. The fake video appeared to show Ukraine’s top security official, Oleksiy Danilov, speaking about the attack. “Is it fun in Moscow today?” he seemed to say, though he never actually did. “I think it’s a lot of fun. I would like to believe that we will arrange such fun for them more often.” The video mashed together AI-generated audio from recent interviews with two Ukrainian officials, including Danilov, according to BBC Verify reporter Shayan Sardarizadeh.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/deepfake-video-terror-moscow-putin-ukraine-claims/
“How Putin could use the concert hall massacre to his advantage.” - Politico
“Kremlin Fumbles a Terror Attack and Tries to Blame Ukraine.” - Bulwark
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