Session #100 · 1987–89

Speech #1000154942

In Tallinn. the capital of Estonia. several thousand people marched in solidarity with activists in Latvia and Lithuania. calling for the publication of the Pact. exposure of Stalins crime. and the release of political prisoners. Events have since moved quickly. There have been more demonstrations. Some organizers have been expelled from the Soviet Union. others have reportedly been beaten by the police. The Estonian Communist Party Secretary for ideological work has been fired. The press has begun to seriously address the relationship between Estonian natives and Russian immigrants. Four Estonian intellectuals have publicly proposed a plan for making Estonia economically selfsufficient from Moscow. And 16 dissidents have founded the Estonian National Independence Party to "restore a free and independent Estonia." Mr.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Estonian natives
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
DENNIS DECONCINI
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
AZ
Gender
M
Date
1988-03-02
Speech ID
1000154942
Paragraph
#1
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