The 6th Baltic Forum of Russian Compatriots arranged by the Committee on Press and PR of the Leningrad region is held there these days, reports
Committee on Press and PR of the Leningrad region . Representatives of public organizations, chief editors and journalists working for Russian speaking mass media operating in Baltic countries take part in it.
The forum program includes the delivery of reports dealing with urgent challenges Russian compatriots living abroad face and discussions in which representatives of authorities of different levels and experts take part.
It is worthwhile noting that Estonian border guards attempted to prevent one of the forum delegates, a member of the Board of Management of a non-profit organization named The Russian School in Estonia, Alisa Blintsova from leaving the country under a vain pretext. They got her out of the bus and searched her carefully, reports
BaltNews. They wanted to know the purpose of the trip and asked her whether she had data storage devices or other things with her. All that did not relate to matters connected with the violation of boundary or passport and visa requirements. Even Alisa Blintsova’s cell phone was examined. The representatives of the Estonian authorities claimed that she might have been using a stolen means of communication. After going through such a severe examination, the advocate for Russian-language education in Estonia was allowed to continue her journey.
