In Praise of Tyranny

Estonia. Yeltsin and the Russian eommunitiesrnin these now-independentrncountries are naturally unhappy with thernnew citizenship requirements andrnmandatory language exams. Besidesrntheir complaint that the Estonian andrnLatvian languages are too difficult tornlearn, thcv have appealed to the UnitedrnNations as victims of "discrimination"rnand "ethnic cleansing." Yeltsin has evenrnsuspended troop withdrawals from thernregion . . .