BALTIC BORDER
Estonia 2022
Narva is a hybrid of identities, a record of upheaval and decay. During the Soviet era, Narva was a major industrial city with a predominantly Russian-speaking population. The city shares a direct border with Russia, marked only by a river. Here, the former Soviet power, which ruthlessly attacked Ukraine in 2022, is only a few meters away from Europe. This is where the border manifests itself physically, culturally and socio-economically: it runs between the Russian and Estonian ethnic groups; between the Soviet-influenced generation and young people who consider themselves Europeans; between traditional values and progressive forms of life.
