Estonia 2007
Yearbook 2007 Estonia. The year was dominated by the battle for the so-called Bronze Soldier in Tallinn. It was a Soviet war memorial commemorating the Red Army's victory over the German Nazis, but the Estonians saw the statue as a symbol of the Soviet occupation. Next to the monument were Soviet soldiers buried. According to CountryAAH, Tallinn is the capital city of Estonia. Prime Minister Andrus Ansip wanted to move the bronze soldier and the tombs to a war cemetery, and in January Parliament voted in favor of a law that would make it possible. In February, another law was passed that would force the government to move the monument within 30 days. Russia reacted strongly to the decision and warned of severe consequences in Russian-Estonian relations. Estonian President Toomas…