Postimees Digest, Saturday, April 13

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Security police yearbook concentrates on Russia.

The Security Police Board has dedicated a large part of its recent yearbook to Russia's continued and elevated attempts to recruit agents in Estonia but concludes that recent years have shown Estonia to be capable of handling such attempts. Director of the board Raivo Aeg said that the most serious dangers to Estonian sovereignty include invasive meddling, attempts to undermine integration, tempting and threatening citizens to commit treason and corruption of officials.

The yearbook suggests that Russian diplomats in Estonia continue to urge local Russians to attend events the embassy is interested in and report on them by way of articles proceeding from Russia's point of view, to react publicly and critically to certain events and put together critical statements about Estonia to be sent to international organizations. The document also says that retaining the special status of the Russian language and educational system is still among the priorities of Russia's compatriots' policy. Other topics mentioned in the yearbook include the corruption potential of public procurements, growing cyber dangers and living in debt as people having financial problems make for easier targets in terms of recruitment.

Puppet theater gets new head.

Former director of the Rakvere Theater Joonas Tartu has been nominated to head the the Estonian Puppet Theater (SA NUKU) after a culture ministry audit came across financial problems and alleged copyright violations that resulted in the departure of former director Meelis Pai. Tartu said that the theater's financial situation is grim and that changes will not happen overnight but promised to tackle problems and overhaul the theater's income potential and repertoire.

Editorial: a movement birthed by civil society

The Popular Front (Rahvarinne) idea, introduced a quarter of a century ago, became an engine for Estonia’s nonviolent struggle for freedom. And even with its internal differences still echoing in our politics, Popular Front stands iconic in Estonian history – an expression of unanimous national desire for liberty.

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