Narva, Estonia: The EU’s Most Russian Town

The city of Narva in Estonia borders directly on the Russian town of Ivangorod, making it the EU’s external border. But that’s not all—Narva itself is also heavily influenced by Russian culture. A large part of the population identifies as Russian and speaks the language. Given the current political situation, this could become a problem: There are concerns that Russian leader Vladimir Putin might use this very spot to test NATO’s unity. A film by Matthias Schwarzer. ------------------------------ Sources for the video: Estonia’s city at the ‘end of the free world’ (Politico) https://www.politico.eu/article/narva-estonia-end-of-free-world-frozen-border-russia/ Narva – A Glimpse into Europe’s Abyss (Hamburger Abendblatt, German): https://www.abendblatt.de/politik/europa/article106729336/Narva-ein-Blick-in-Europas-Abgrund.html Facts about Narva's unemployment rate: https://narva2024.ee/en/why-narva Moldova, then Georgia, now Ukraine: How Russia built ‘bridgeheads into post-Soviet space’ (France 24): https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220222-moldova-then-georgia-now-ukraine-how-russia-built-bridgeheads-into-post-soviet-space Putin could soon try to test Nato (Bild, German): https://www.bild.de/politik/ausland-und-internationales/nach-usa-rueckzug-militaer-experten-putin-koennte-schon-bald-die-nato-testen-67c45217bf5ff10cd4119cdc Baltic concerns over Russian plan to move sea borders (BBC): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6ppl5v1lwzo Estonia says Russia removed navigation buoys on border river (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/estonia-says-russia-removed-navigation-buoys-border-river-2024-05-23/ Mayor of Narva dismissed for refusal to preserve Soviet-era street names (BNN): https://bnn-news.com/mayor-of-narva-dismissed-for-refusal-to-preserve-soviet-era-street-names-249583 Estonia bans celebrations on May 9 - the day when Russian symbols are displayed (Telegrafi) https://telegrafi.com/en/Estonia-bans-celebrations-on-May-9%2C-the-day-Russian-symbols-are-displayed/ The EU should not leave Russophones in the cold (Julian Wood): https://spectator.clingendael.org/en/publication/eu-should-not-leave-estonias-russophones-cold ------------------------------ Did you like this video? Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/MatthiasSchwarzerEnglish Or become a channel member on YouTube! ------------------------------ ▪️ WEBSITE https://matthias-schwarzer.com/ ▪️ SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/0QqRLRYel3FE6n14LpXdLF ▪️ TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@matthiasschwarzerenglish ▪️ CONTACT [email protected] ------------------------------ Intro song: MÆT - Start Again Music: Epidemic Sound #narva #estonia #russia #putin