300,000 Russian citizens in Estonia

I have always thought of the local Russian minority as a pest for the country. But i have been supportive for the minority that it should have its newspapers, TV programs, channels, schools and so on. I honored their stay here.

Now i have found out something new to myself. I don't know if everyone knows this already. Well, the constitution of the Russian Federation from 1991. November 28 states, that every Russian that was born on todays Russias soil or even whose parents or grandparents were born on modern Russias soil, are lawfully the citizens of the Russian Federation. All of the Russians who were living on USSR soil in other countries than the Communist Russia, as for example Estonia, are today, lawful Russian citizens.

So, Estonia should have about 300,000 plus people living here unlawfully. Any thoughts? 

Well, i found the Citizenship Law which wac accepted in 1995. January 19. It goes like this(in my translation): "An individual, who gains the citizenship of another country, other then Estonian, by birth, must within three years from the day he is 18, either give up Estonian or the other countries citizenship."

Section 2 gives the conditions of gaining Estonian citizenship:

1) Is gained on birth

2) Is gained by naturalization

Now, most Estonian webpages i found said that double nationality doesn't exist in our constitution, but i really didn't find the official state page. So it isn't solid, but quite sure that double nationality does not exist in Estonia.

And the fact seems to be, that Estonia has about (?)170,000(?) people living here without citizenship and most likely they are Russian speaking people.

Yes, Putins policy right now is to make us look as a sort of an undemocratic country with repressions against the Russians. He is spreading the word around quite rapidly. A few days ago, he told the Finnish president on a meeting, that Estonia craves a big part of Russian territory, what a laugh. We could just aswell go and demand land from Australia, or Zimbabwe and he knows it. A true bastard, that Putin.

Yes, the modern day Russians in Estonia aren't guilty, exept the ones who came here on their own free will during USSR maybe are.

But now we have a situation where local Russians demand more power in running our affairs and so on. It is very tempting to say to them that you can go run things two hundred miles eastward with alot more people like you there waiting. But i don't think anyone would want to return to Russia after living in an even slightly wealthier country without 5 year old drug addicts running across the streets.

But i have to say this - i wouldn't be happier about anything else then the leaving of 200 or 300,000 Russians to their native land.

Originally posted by Kalevipoeg Yes, thats what Russia needs - more 1,000 ruble a month workers who have to pay 2,000 rubles of taxes to make the country prosper once again.

kneel to the glory of mother Russia peasant! What you have no money? Dont worry we have a nice subsidized housing complex in Siberia for you!

Yes!

Ma kontrollin lehte...

Well it is quite nice to know that we have identified the persons we have here. (not to take as an insult). Hmm, wonder if they pay taxes...