I have no opinion. I suppose they will find out from the reaction of the public, whether it was a good idea or not. My guess is that the press coverage from Tallinn and Riga won't be very favourable though.

I DO object to endless villification of the Germans in connection with WW2 memorial events though though, and I hope this campaign can be tactful in that respect. The Germans regret what happened and have paid heavy damages. That's enough in my view, since the war was almost 70 years ago.

Personally I have always disliked films are talk about the war.
But I had the opportunity to see a traditional (?) 9 May celebration, last year in Gomel, Belarus. It was very cool and impressive and I love the catchy tunes that are played. People were out on the streets and in the parks all day and had a good time.

And if not for Stalin, this forum might be called MasterGerman.com. And Eric as an Eastern European might be in a coalmine in Siberia, digging coal for the Vaterland. If there is one thing I like about Stalin, it's the architecture from those days. Minsk has benefited from it and looks very grand in places.