the russian military cemetery in tallinn this memorial symbolizes the country's liberation from fascist troops it is informally known as the bronze soldier may the ninth is not a public holiday in a stone year thousands of people seek to obtain permission to be absent from work in order to come to the monument and greet the veterans. thank you thank you laurie to all your hearers. was. was up until two thousand and seven the memorial stood on to his mighty square in central talon in two thousand and six this tony and government relocated the bronze soldier there were strong protests by the russophone population russian speakers account for one third of the republic's total inhabitants even a stone stone to protest. what we call on the people to make legal protests without violating the constitution or laws of a stonier dimitri linter is the organizer of the night watch movement the new public organization sought to have the government repeal its decision to relocate the bronx soldier activists organized around the clock vigil near the monument was dismantled people came to protest. i. k

tallinn well they're brothers in arms of barry. and. the police banned speeches by representatives of public organizations wreaths from the government and other official agencies. on the same evening the chairman of the anti fascist coalition of a stony or retired colonel demian matelot sir was making preparations for victory day carolina hello karl this is mattel it's a speaking how are you remember what we have agreed to do you're wearing all your medals right that's because he you and i are going to be taking the main reef to the bronze soldier monument some battle that public displays of soviet symbols are banned in stone yet even though an exception has been made for veterans on may the eighth and ninth they were at risk if they venture out into the streets wearing their middles on victory day you see you know it on previous occasions youngsters would come up to you and spill in your face there are cases like that. you can't laughs not the way they wear the medals now that's the situation here. it is not an honor any longer. the ru

just tallinn port id is for one or two people to pay attention -- just how important it is for one or two people to pay attention. self-esteem, depression, a major factors in my life. tavis: you have rsed the word three times, competition. when i first moved out here with -- to los angeles, i lived with one of your heroes. jim brown put me up for a year before i got on my own feet. jim brown was the most competitive person i've ever met. in college, i spent some time with michael jordan. then i read your book, and you are competing with bill russell can o gto sleep the fastest. everything you do is competitive. >> i do not know where it comes from. the thing that you see when you are small, the stories that you tell yourself when you're growing up. those are the things that i did to myself. i did not want to go home. i was afraid to go home. i spent a lot of time by myself. i loved the forest, i loved climbing. trying to findetom shing that i could look at. those were fun things. going fishing, fish and all day from daylight to dark. then i picked up this basketball, which changed my