Trapped In the Middle - Setu People

The Setu people are small population seeking their own nationality within in Estonia. Their population lies on the border between Estonia and Russia. The language is a dialect of Estonian. Their religion is Russian Orthodox which is quite different from the Lutheranism that is(was?) prevalent in Estonia. There culture has been used to explain older Estonia roots that are now destroyed. What would it take for these people to get honorary lifetime visas so they can freely move across the border instead of sneaking through the woods in order to see the cemetery of their ancestors or to go to church?

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