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was for decades the only bit of the Soviet Union where you could watch
Western television. And it was the most socially and culturally
advanced of the places annexed by Stalin. So there is a long tradition
of looking to the outside world for everything from technology to
culture. Educated Estonians love globalization for the opportunities
it brings them, both at work and at home. For the poor and less
educated, it is a different story, where you may find people whose
mindsets are truly stuck either in the Soviet Union or—among the
very old—in pre-war Estonia. That can lead to a narrow-minded, rigid
approach which can be very frustrating to the outsider, even more to a
modern-minded Estonian who wishes the country could escape its
miserable history more quickly.
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