Buddhist Against Empire (VI)

Marju Broder, Independent Researcher, Organizing Chair for International Conferences Buddhism & Australia, Perth Australia

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II. Conclusion

The proposal for the creation of Estonian National Independence Party was a solo project of a Buddhist Vello Vaartnou – all from the idea and programme to execution was his arrangement. It nullified the communists perestroika plan to continue as an empire. So the ‘out of box’, the Buddhist way of thinking is a part of Estonian fight for independence and catalyst for the collapse of the USSR.

A Buddhist Vaartnou was the first in Soviet times to openly attack the foundations of the communist country, giving the direction of independence fight in the future. However, about Vaartnou historical proposal for ENIP keep quiet Estonian history books. In some newspaper articles he is mentioned as a member of MRP AEG, which he has never been. Moreover, in newspaper ‘Eestiuudised’, Vaartnou’s idea and press-conference in Moscow were introduced like belonging to Isamaa Party (History of the Isamaa: Introducing the idea of the ENIP in the apartment in Moscow). Isamaa patented the name ‘Estonian National Independence Party’ without asking any permission from the author of this idea and this title. This is called a violation of intellectual property.

But what says Vaartnou about himself?

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