Administrator Marina Pavlenko: “Well, kids, we’ve been investigated again. Propastop never sits idle.”
The post received over 340 likes, more than 300 comments, and 14 shares.
The recently published Propastop reviews of two major Russian-language Facebook groups — Русскоязычная Эстония (63,000 followers) and Таллиннцы (55,000 followers) — drew significant attention and a stormy reaction within those communities.
Therefore, today we’re sharing an overview of the feedback received, illustrated with screenshots.
In this overview, we selected posts that received the most likes, as well as those that expressed similar ideas in the most striking way. All screenshots feature only posts made by users whose Facebook profiles confirm they are real people, not fake accounts.
Administrator Pavlenko: “The group’s posts consistently reflect the narratives of Russian state media, portraying the Estonian government and language policy, as well as Western allies, in a negative light.” Are you talking about the posts or their comments? Dear Propastop folks, 90% of our group’s posts come from Estonian media. Does Estonian media “reflect the narratives of Russian state media”?
Tatjana Paju (26 likes): “That’s not an accurate claim. The posts copy Estonian media, but over 90% of the comments and likes support pro-Kremlin narratives.”
Pavlenko: “Our comments are normal. If people are unhappy about something, that doesn’t mean they’re pro-Kremlin.”
Artur Krankals (48 likes): “Exactly — they’re turning us into Kremlin agents using our own tax money. Shameful. We all love our homeland and are simply trying to express our opinions, unlike the sellout politicians who are dragging the country down and doing everything to pull Estonia into a military conflict.”
Andrey Leshkovich (15 likes): “Now, in every European country, people with common sense are being called Kremlin agents. (Slovak Prime Minister Robert) Fico — agent, (Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor) Orbán — agent, Alternative for Germany — agents, (Kaja) Kallas’s husband, who did business with Russia — also an agent. What’s going on?”
Svetlana Brutski (61 likes): “They should check the comments in Estonian-language groups too. There are plenty of people there who are dissatisfied with our so-called European-style government.”
Galina Kisseljova (17 likes): “Oh, how interesting. Have the Defence League members’ ties with the FSB been checked? One Defence League member was recently spotted (a reference to Ivan Dmitrijev from Narva, recently convicted of espionage — ed.). Or are they working undercover?”
Mikhail Velitchka (47 likes, with the Russian Federation flag as his header photo): “I don’t give a damn about their opinion!”
Administrator Pavlenko replied sarcastically: “Oh come on, this (Propastop) is a serious resource!”
Anatoly Zolotarev (84 likes): “F… it, soon they’ll start calling taking a dump in the toilet a Russian narrative too. Are we supposed to, like the mythical King Midas’s barber, whisper our opinions into a hole and cover it up right away?”
Paul Ingrian (18 likes): “I honestly don’t understand why you’re all suffering in this ‘fascist’ Estonia and this ‘damned Gayrope’. You’ve got the chance to go to the ‘great Russia’ and fight on the front for traditional values. Why torture yourselves? Go for it!”
Margarita Isajeva (14 likes): “Do you really think that if we please the Kremlin, they won’t bomb us? Doubtful… They don’t bomb those who can strike back properly — not those who just try to make themselves look pitiful.”
Jelena Oja (26 replies): “Are you talking about Estonia? Estonia is the size of one Moscow suburb — Mytishchi.”
The Tallintsy administrator, Oleg Bessedin, shared a link to a Delfi article titled “When Estonia starts getting bombed, don’t complain then.” He commented, “Looks like I’ve become a ‘threat to national security.’” The post received 450 likes, 189 comments, and 50 shares.
Mark Aleksejev (18 likes): “Soon every Russian-speaker will be treated as a threat to our state—yet the fact that a Russian-speaker pays taxes isn’t considered a threat. :))))”
Irina M. Kollo: “Mark, paying taxes is important, but it doesn’t give anyone a license to spread hostile narratives. The threat isn’t Russian-speaking residents. The dangerous ones are those who, while ‘expressing concern,’ justify aggression, stir up fear and undermine trust in the country they live in.”
Aleksandr Neson (26 likes): “Oleg (Bessedin), those who call you a Kremlin propagandist are the ones lying and betraying Estonia and all its people. These ‘pseudo-patriots’ are doing the bidding of globalists who profit from war. …They need to show a Russian threat — and that’s exactly what they’re creating. They’re turning Estonia into the next battlefield.”
Sergey Tsvetkov (33 likes): “The sooner you’re deported to the Mordor you love so much, the better it will be for the independent Republic of Estonia.”
In the photo, President Kersti Kaljulaid is wearing a hoodie with the slogan “Speech is free,” to which Tribuna.ee news editor Ilona Ustinova has added the comment: “But not for Russians.” Both Русскоязычная Эстония and Таллиннцы have recently been reposting and amplifying highly critical articles from the little-read portal Tribuna.ee, which describe alleged harassment of Russian residents. Tribuna.ee’s owner and editor-in-chief, Leonid Tsingisser, is running for the Tallinn City Council on the KOOS party list — the only party whose election campaign Таллиннцы actively supports.
All screenshots used in the post come from the Facebook groups Русскоязычная Эстония and Таллиннцы.
