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The bronze statue of a soldier in a WWII-era Soviet military uniform was originally located in a small park in central Tallinn, Estonia’s capital city. In April, amid much controversy, it was moved to a cemetery outside the city. Right now it sits out in the open (above), awaiting the reassembly of its accompanying stone structure. |
Estonia: The Mouse That Roared?
In today’s interconnected world, minor events in the world’s lesser-known regions can have major geopolitical consequences. According to former Eurasia Program committee member Robert Kaiser, this is precisely what happened when Estonia, a tiny Baltic state, decided to relocate a Soviet war memorial that for many years had stood in its capital city. Kaiser argues that moving the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn had the effect not only of chilling Estonia’s relations with Russia still further but also of reviving cold war thinking and rhetoric in the European Union and the United States.
Press Release
SSRC Announces First Cohort for New Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF)The Social Science Research Council has selected 60 graduate students to serve as the first cohort of its new Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) program.
Blog
Making Sense of DarfurProgram director Alex de Waal now has his own blog on the Darfur crisis. His first entry responds to John Prendergast’s “Plan B” strategy paper on Darfur—which formed the substance of a recent discussion between the two experts at the U.S. National Holocaust Museum.
Guide
Renewed Religious Engagement Among American UndergraduatesA new online guide summarizes key elements of the debates about faith communities on today’s college campuses. It synthesizes the ideas of leading scholars including Alan Wolfe, Diane Winston, Robert Wuthnow, and many more.
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Special Offer from SSRC Books
For a limited time, SSRC Books is offering the two works in its “Advancing Transitional Justice” series—Justice as Prevention and What Happened to the Women?—at a specially discounted price.