Estonia is taking another step away from Russia.
is also being prepared to require, among others, taxi drivers and food couriers to be proficient in Estonian.These developments have not been welcomed by everyone in the country. The language goals, and compulsory use of Estonian in kindergartens, are perceived as an imposition by some ethnic Russians in Estonia. The Estonian-based NGO Russian School of Estonia, committed to the position of the Russian-speaking community in Estonia, has even lambasted the decisions as discriminatory.
Though some Estonians worry that Russia will use the new language policy to justify threats against their country, Raik says she’s not frightened. “If I were worried about Russian politics every day, I would not be able to work in Narva. Of course, I sincerely hope that Estonia will not come under Russian attack. This does not imply that we should consider our neighbor when enacting state policy,” she told The Daily Beast.
Denis, a Narva resident, agrees. He was born in Narva, where he spoke Russian at home, and Estonian at school. “Most people here will always speak Russian amongst themselves because that is their first language,” he said, but “We are living in Estonia, and in Estonia you should be able to speak Estonian. If you are traveling to other parts of Estonia, you should be able to speak the language.”
Estonian demography expert Allan Puur, a professor at Tallinn University, does not expect an abrupt change to happen soon.
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