Russian chess grandmaster, writer and political activist Garry Kasparov says that the main problem of dictatorships is that they cannot plan for the future because planning would entail a dialogue between the government and the public. The video recording, below, is in English, with a brief Estonian introduction.
Tallinn ex-mayor, former longtime chairman of the Centre Party and council member Edgar Savisaar on Thursday attended the final Tallinn City Council meeting of the year. City council chairman Mihhail Kõlvart (Centre), meanwhile, wants to reduce the size of the council in general.
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