ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
fundamental crisis in values and world view. Our social and political life has been faced
with many faux pas, misdirection and infamy caused by new liberal politics serving
first economic ambitions of foreign financial circles. Exceptionally acute is the problem
of our survival as a nation under the hard regional conditions that emerged and took a
menacing shape after the Second World War.
The greatest danger to the endurance of the Estonian nation starts from the gradual and
sneaking languishment of population. The reasons? Shortage of livelihood, unemployment,
insecurity about tomorrow and stress situations. Estimations of values have degenerated… 1
Russia refuses to acknowledge the Tartu Peace Treaty (1920), being afraid to admit officially
the illegality of the Soviet occupation, immigration of Russians and that the deportations and
executions were crimes. 2
History demonstrates that Estonians have been forced to defend their land against greedy