On the Boundary of Two Worlds: Identity, Freedom, and Moral Imagination in the Baltics Helsinki, Finland<br> Bernard Marchadier, Institut d'études slaves, Paris, France<BR> Silviu Miloiu, Valahia University, Targoviste, Romania<BR> Valdis Muktupavels, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<br> Hannu Niemi, University of Helsinki, Finland<br> Irina Novikova, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia<BR> Yves Plasseraud; Paris, France<br> Rein Raud, Tallinn University, Estonia<br> Alfred Erich Senn, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, and Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania<br> André Skogström-Filler, University Paris VIII-Saint-Denis, France<br> David Smith, University of Glasgow, UK<br> Saulius Suziedelis, Millersville University, USA<br> Joachim Tauber, Nordost-Institut, Lüneburg, Germany<br> Tomas Venclova, Yale University, USA<BR> Tonu Viik, Tallinn University, Estonia. On the Boundary of Two Worlds: Identity, Freedom, and Moral Imagination
MS Estonia hull to the surface and the salvage operation, the Swedish government suggested burying the whole ship "in situ" with a shell of concrete. As a preliminary step, thousands of tons of pebbles were dropped on the site. The "Estonia Agreement 1995", a treaty among Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Denmark, Russia and the United Kingdom, declared sanctity over the site, prohibiting their citizens from even approaching the wreck. The treaty is, however, only binding for citizens of the countries that are signatories. At least twice, the Swedish Navy has discovered diving operations at the wreck. The wreck is monitored by