The bronze night riots, the biggest riot in independent Estonian history, revolved around the Bronze soldier. To the local russian community it represented victory over fascism, but to the estonian people, who were re-independent for 15 years already, it was still a constant reminder of the soviet occupation and an inability to let go of the past.

It's been 16 years since the events of 2007 but the themes and questions which these few nights raised for all of us are still important and topical, in whatever context.