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FOI-R--3990--SE
3.3.1 Russia’s Compatriots Policy ....................................................... 33
3.3.2 Russian Compatriots in Estonia: Who are They ....................... 35
3.3.3 The Central Actors Behind Russia’s Compatriots Policy in
Estonia ........................................................................................ 40
3.3.4 The Coordination Council of Russian Compatriots in
Estonia ........................................................................................ 43
3.3.5 Russian-Language Education in Estonia and “Russian
Schooling in Estonia” .................................................................. 43
3.3.6 Compatriot Organizations: Dealing with History ......................... 45
3.3.7 The Legal Information Centre for Human Rights ........................ 47
3.3.8 Representation of the Compatriots Policy in Internet
Sources ....................................................................................... 47
3.3.9 Work with Youth: Molodoye Slovo .............................................. 48
3.4 The Russian Authorities’ Connections with Political Parties in
Estonia ............................................................................................ 49
3.5 The Russian Media Presence and Its Consequences .................... 52
3.6 Cultural Relations as Part of Soft Power......................................... 55
3.7 Education ........................................................................................ 57
3.8 The Russian Orthodox Church ....................................................... 58
3.9 Economic Relations: Trade and Investment ................................... 59
3.9.1 The Recent Historical Context .................................................... 59
3.9.2 The Current Trading Environment .............................................. 61
3.9.3 The Investment Environment ...................................................... 64
3.10 Russia’s Influence on Energy Policy ............................................... 65
3.10.1 Gas .............................................................................................. 66
3.10.2 Oil ................................................................................................ 68
3.10.3 Ownership ................................................................................... 68
3.11 Russian Soft Power in Estonia: General Conclusions .................... 69
4 Russian Soft Power and Non-Military Influence: The View
from Latvia 71
Andis Kudors, Centre for East European Policy Studies, Riga
4.1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 71
4.2 Russia’s Compatriots Policy and Its Consequences for Latvia ...... 73
4.2.1 Conflicting History as a Component of Russia’s Compatriots
Policy ........................................................................................... 74
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