Are young people living in Estonia patriots of their homeland?
Are young people living in Estonia patriots of their homeland?
To begin with, it would be a good idea to explain who patriots actually are. They are people
whose public conducts are regulated by one single motive - the love of their homeland. When
speaking of patriotism, already The Constitution of Estonian Rebublic states that the main aim
of our country is to assure that our nation, language and culture will be preserved. Many
people have argued whether young Estonians are patriots of their homeland or not and there
have been many different answers to that question.
One the one hand, young Estonians are very supportive and helpful when there is a crisis
situation in our country. For example, in case of the disturbances in April 2007, young men
where ready to go as voluntaires to protect our country. Also, more an more young people are
interested in taking part in the Song and Dance Festivals. Where they can wear our ...