Parliamentary talking style

A member of Estonian parliament (riigikogu) demonstrating the classic parliamentary talking style. The location is the Emperor's Salon (императорский вагон) in the Go Rail train (Tallinn-Moscow-Tallinn). Travel in style!
Photo by Vahur, 28 December 2012.

Their Politics is our Pain

I guess the politicians on the photos did not expect their pose pics will be used in this context (with "Their Politics is our Pain" slogan). Photos by Vahur Afanasjev, the unions' protest rally in Tallinn in Kanuti Garden, 18 February 2012.

Political Communication

"I'll break legs!" murmured the politician, when the picture was taken. The photographer cannot verify if the politician meant "your legs", "my legs" or legs in general. Nice portofolio, btw.

Photo by Andres Putting (Delfi), May 2010, Tallinn

God I wanna hold them!

Good ol' boys appreciate classic values. That goes for the upper ventral region, too. If you party has just won the majority of Estonian seats in the European Parlament, you couldn't be blamed for being positively aroused by the beauty of the nature.

In my opinion Vilja Savisaar is a healthy change for Estonian MEPs. Enough of those chubby aunties and flat socialist lesbos. (The last two sentences express solely my personal view, not the the view of other authors of our blog).

Photo by Andres Putting (freelance/Delfi), 8. June 2009

Sausage to the People!

Edgar Savisaar, the mayor of Tallinn, opened aVienna sausage stand of his friend Alexander Kofkin (actually a chain of 11 stands).

What an interesting ring. What's that, yingyangwhingwhang? Can't get a closer look, sorry. The sausage looks straightforwardly sausagy though.

I must admit my dear friend Andres can take scary photos sometimes. But the lady meant to scare or more precisly to scare off everybody who's not unemployed. Yep, the sausages were given away for free at first.

Photos by Andres Putting 14 May 2009

Presidential run

Toomas Hendrik Ilves is not running for president, he already is. Btw, how did he manage to put off weight so quickly? Does running really help? Or some magic pills? Call Alice, I think she knows...
Photo by Andres Putting (Delfi/freelance), 7 May 2009

Almond Sign to Writers

Laine Jänes (Wave Rabbit), the Estonian Minister of Culture, showing the sacred vulva sign at Estonian Writers' Union yearly assembly. Check out "mandorla" in Metropolitan Museum's glossary, it's a holy thing. Photo by Andres Putting (freelance/Delfi), 3 April 2009

Politically Correct Heels

Estonian rightwinger politician Kristiina Ojuland is running to Brussels, I mean, running for a place in European Parlament. Photo by Andres Putting (freelance/Delfi), 29 March 2009.

The Ring of Power

Paparazzi gather around Estonian president Toomas "Wild Cat" Ilves and the first lady. It's the Estonian independence day reception in the mostly Russian-speaking North-East of Estonia. Have you ever seen so much respect from the photohunters? They form a geometrically correct circle. We envy you, Tom! Photo by Andres Putting (freelance/Delfi), Jõhvi Kontserdimaja, 24th of February, 2009.

Freedom Cross. Don't eat yellow snow

After taking down the poor old bronze soldier in Tallinn we built the Freedom Cross. Btw, kids, don't eat yellow snow. Photos by Aapo Ilves during March 2009.

Estonian State Budget Style

What to do if economy in your country crashes? And, darn it, you happen to be the minister of finance? Well, you just pick up a blue pen and adjust the state budget. How about a cut of... 8 billion Estonian kroons (EEK, around half billion Euros). Well, at least minister Ivari Padar has sweet round handwriting.
Photo taken by one the leading Estonian paparazzis Andres Putting (freelance/Delfi) in February 2009 on a press conference of the Estonian government, Tallinn, Toompea.