How is it possible that a person can live in Latvia for close to forty years and not know how to speak the language.?? And then want citizenship without knowledge of one word of the Latvian language. Rems Maslovs is a good example of why the Latvian Government has chosen to treat people like Rems the way they do.

@leob4403

4 жыл бұрын

Well in Riga most people seem to speak Russian so it's like a lingua franca. Since you have Latvian street signs and medias and commercials etc I'm pretty sure Latvian Russians would pick up a few words here and there

@seiwarriors

4 жыл бұрын

There has also been many Russian schools because USSR told in schools that you are only allow to speak in Russian and not Latvian. I am Latvian but I don't know Latvian for shit and I went to a Russian school however I did learn Latvian a bit but this was after the Independence day and I am only 19. Unfortunately i did move away from Latvian when i was 10.

@andrewtang5761

3 жыл бұрын

I see your photo is of Belarus, which is still being oppressed by that President who does not even recognize the Coronavirus. Indeed. Russian settler colonialism is the biggest enemy of mankind.

@bulavo

3 жыл бұрын

u mean like Britains where bunch of North Africans and Arabs dont speak English, but here its bad, cause Russia

@TomoyoTatar

3 жыл бұрын

"Bob Simpson" of "Belarus"

There is something wrong there. You see germans in Brazil who learned portuguese from the very early stay in the country, italians who learned spanish before they became venezuelans, argentinians, and so on, and basically all immigrants in America did the same. Why doesnt that happen in Latvia?

@iggyblitz8739

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly !

@daMacadamBlob

3 жыл бұрын

Colonial mentality

@GigaChad666

3 жыл бұрын

Also this is not only in Latvia. Most of post-sovietic countries have this problem.

@VL-tp3jy

2 жыл бұрын

Because it used to be part of the soviet union. People that were born and raised as russian speakers in latvia during the soviet union are now not considered citizens of the land they were born and grew up in because they’ve learned to speak russian and not latvian during the soviet union. It’s not their fault that the land was annexed by russian in the 1940s, as that was before their time. Kids born to non-citizens who go to a latvian school and learn latvian have to go through the same process because theyre also considered non citizens. A better approach to this would have been if newer generations would have to learn latvian but the old generation would be allowed to use russian and keep their citizenship. The soviets will die off in the future anyway. It’s not the same as moving to a country and refusing to learn the language, as most non citizen Russians in Latvia were born there during times when it wasn’t mandatory to learn latvian and know about the culture. The “non-citizen passport” seems like a move of revenge against The russian people because of Stalin’s invasion when most people alive during stalin’s regime are now dead

@sator3946

2 жыл бұрын

@@VL-tp3jy Russians in Latvia are just immigrants. They were sended to Latvia for russification purposes. They are a threat. They should assimilate or return to Russia. IT'S NOT THEIR LAND

I am Russian, but I see it extremely strange if a person starting to live in another country refuses to learn the local language. I feel ashamed of these Russians.

@iggyblitz8739

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@cocotaveras8975

3 жыл бұрын

@@iggyblitz8739 Common sense.

@iggyblitz8739

3 жыл бұрын

@@cocotaveras8975 👍

@daMacadamBlob

3 жыл бұрын

If they just want to live and work in the country, ok whatever, but they want to become full citizens without knowing the local language... which makes even less sense

@h22element97

3 жыл бұрын

It's like african and muslim migrants in France, the same situation

So if a latvian moves to russia, refuses to speak anything but latvian, what can that person expect? I guess that person would face a lot of problems.

@OXiG96

5 жыл бұрын

You guys clearly are not understanding a situation in Baltics. Modern Russians in Baltics didn't move here, we were born here. And if there were 40% of Latvian-speakers in Russia the language would be official in Russia, because ethnic minorities' rights are well respected there.

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

So, in Russia is 43% lettish - how is 43% native russian speakers in Latvia ?

@rainerstim

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pilum1000 It isn't, it's closer to 25%

@ThePirat2011

3 жыл бұрын

@@OXiG96 That still makes an indigenous majority of ethnic Latvians. Russians should appreciate that they can still live there and manage without knowing latvian. That’s a privilege.

@daMacadamBlob

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePirat2011 they are probably more respected as a whole as non-citizens in latvia than as full citizens in russia xD

This is just so dumb, gaining Latvian citizenship means becoming 'one of us', but if you can't have a conversation with 'one of us', you can't be 'one of us'. It's simple logic.

@Boyar300AV

4 жыл бұрын

They were born in Russia Latvians annexed Russian borderland and Russia can take it back.

@Boyar300AV

4 жыл бұрын

@@myeurovisionalbum So called Latvia was part of Russia since the Great Northren War after defeat of Sweden. During the USSR people from the Latvian Soviet Republic were able to use Latvian and vote.

@Boyar300AV

4 жыл бұрын

@@myeurovisionalbum You won't mind If Russians decide to take back their borderland.

@ss_super_steve

4 жыл бұрын

dude i am 12,5 and a friend of my best friend knows Russian @ a professional level, while I don't know jack shit how to speak or read the Russian language (ps i do live in latvia) And this is a comeback for stalins brutal deportations.

@LukeTEvans

3 жыл бұрын

@@myeurovisionalbum but russians in latvia exist in the present generation

I'm confused, how can you be born and raised in Latvia and not speak the language? Does anyone know?

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't you confuse - how many people in USA born in USA and not speak in Indean language ? :)may be - you demand from them? :) Or you will to start a fascist "Ojibwe" Language Department that will spy on people and fine them - how is it done in Latvia? To try to close their schools, newspapers, universities and generally pretend that there is no Russian language here - how is this done in Latvia? :)

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Well, see - I am a Russian and the citizen of Latvia - by inheritance - because one grandma I have is a Lettish, and i does not owe anything to this "independent Latvia" and Lettish nacionalists and i does'nt want to participate in the policy of Latvian nationalists for the forced assimilation of Russian speakers - this is contrary to my convictions

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

@Turkic Federation why Lettisn don't learn Livs language ? :>

@bobsimpson3661

4 жыл бұрын

Because the Communists treated the Latvian people like slaves. If you are Russian and live in Latvia then you are the better person. Too proud or too stupid to learn to speak Latvian. And Pilum 1000 its called independence. And the elected government of the country can do want they want with the approval of its citizens. Its not like communism. Your grandmother who was Latvian must be so proud of you. Slava Latvia.

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobsimpson3661 "Communists treated the Latvian people like slaves"- delirium and false.

I don't want to judge Latvians or Russians, but I don't understand this. In Macedonia we have an Albanian minority but they all speak Macedonian in order to be understood, get a job, etc. How does the Russian minority get by without knowing Latvian. Or did I miss something?

@DAVIS-dm9mn

6 жыл бұрын

It's because a majority of Latvians know Russian and Russians are like 25% of the population, so the occupiers don't want to learn it, but the newer generation (like myself) don't know Russian and prefer to use English and a lot of newer generation Russians know Latvian, the media tries to call us fascists because we don't like occupiers forcing their own rules, languages, moral rights etc. into our country, you either become a Latvian or you get out, it's pretty simple, we don't have anything againts Latvian Russians (The ones that learn the language, accept our morals, rules etc.)

@CaptainArdalas

5 жыл бұрын

DAVIS10 then get some Muslim but latvian speaking migrants you will be happy for sure . Peace guaranteed ^^

@sephiroth925ify

4 жыл бұрын

​@@DAVIS-dm9mn At least russians don`t distorting the latvian names and surnames in Russia.

@kautkas01

3 жыл бұрын

@Arianna M well I read his other comment and he said he doesn't know jack shit in russian (same)

@iggyblitz8739

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately it's in the nature of a number of Russians that still think they are the boss of Latvians, they just can't cope with the fact that it's the other way around now.

The Latvian government adopted an intelligent and reasonable approach to the demographic issue. Latvians constituted not much above 50% of the population after independence, no thanks to massive immigration policies imposed by the USSR. Latvians are rightly reclaiming their culture and power over their own institutions. The Russian minority can either assimilate and become citizens, or return to Russia, which is apparently their first loyalty. The guy who says he doesn't feel like he doesn't need to learn Latvian is symptomatic of the problem.

@edgarscirulis1129

7 жыл бұрын

Thank You

@Davbach01

7 жыл бұрын

Like the UK and EU?

@Davbach01

7 жыл бұрын

musicalman You mean like the British in Australia or New Zeeland or Scotland, Ireland and Wales?

@jaedong279

7 жыл бұрын

well, the british there are native. they have been there since immemorial.

@jaedong279

7 жыл бұрын

most Russian settlers in the Baltic states only arrived after WWII. there are many today who were not even born there. why are you defending illegal occupiers? they need to uphold international law and leave the nations they are illegally occupying. lol even the boers in south Africa lived there for several more centuries than the Russian settlers in Latvia. English is not the dominant language just because of the british empire. It is because of the internet and influential british/u.s. authors, news stations, companies, etc.

If I move to spain or russia i have to learn the local language, and forget citizen passport if you cant learn the language.. why cant Latvia do the same? Just learn the language and get the passport like in any other country, even russia

Imagine living in Russia and complaining they want you to learn Russian to work lol

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

if you is 43% of population in Russia or anywhere else - you must have some specific ethnic rights for these. Second state language. Its called - democracy :>

@bobsimpson3661

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine being born in Russia and refuse to learn to speak Russian.

@Boyar300AV

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobsimpson3661 Thanks for reason to rejoin Baltics sack piece of shit.

@totalkenry

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pilum1000 there are only 25% russians specifically.

@tees9651

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pilum1000 43% XD Any more soviet myths?

You don’t see them moving to Russia, that’s for sure.

@sirlordhenrymortimer6620

5 жыл бұрын

They would definitely move their once, Russia economically recover

@apo5895

4 жыл бұрын

SIR Lord Henry mortimer no they won’t they are eu territory now so under full control of Germany and France

@msgn1132

4 жыл бұрын

Like if they could do it easily. They are considered foreigners in Russia and must go through regular migration procedures

@sirlordhenrymortimer6620

4 жыл бұрын

@@apo5895 Latvia is an economic midget . Their own people go to UK so, no one goes their

@apo5895

4 жыл бұрын

SIR Lord Henry mortimer Russia’s economy is weak. It’s current situation is even worse than 2 years before. And no one cares for Latvia as long it is under german European control

I support Latvian Government. Truly one must must must learn Latvian to be a citizens, otherwise they should better be thrown into the hellish poor country with which they identify themselves.

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Well, see - I am a Russian and the born in Latvia and is citizen of Latvia - by inheritance - because one grandma I have is a Lettish, and i doesn't owe anything to this "independent Latvia" and Lettish nacionalists and i does'nt want to participate in the policy of Latvian nationalists for the Forced Assimilation of Russian speakers - this is contrary to my convictions. it is democratic to have a Second State Language, Russian. As in all normal countries in such a situation - whether it is Switzerland, Canada, New Zealand or dozens more. Latvia is absolutely NOT a mono-national country :) Down with the nationalists!

@bobsimpson3661

4 жыл бұрын

Long live the Republic of Latvia. And it’s Latvian speaking citizens. 🇱🇻

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

Latvia - mistake of nature or ridicule of fate ? :>

@bobsimpson3661

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pilum1000 You truly show the love for the country that you live in. Its one thing to discuss not learning the Latvian language but its totally ludicrous to also mock and hate the people who are citizens of Latvia.

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobsimpson3661 my rights to this ... territory... :> are no less than yours, and I don’t owe anything to nationalists like you - except what every normal person should do with the Nazis, Sapienti Sat:>

That's how it should be

C'est comme les anglophones unilingues qui vivent au Québec tout en chialant. Moi-je parle le russe, et je suis russophile mais les russes en Latvie devraient apprendre la langue nationale ou partir pour la Russie.

@daMacadamBlob

3 жыл бұрын

Le Québec fait partie du Canada

@gamermapper

2 жыл бұрын

Je parie 100000000 euros que vous n'avez pas appris une langue autochtone nord-américaine

If you move to Russia and you refuse to learn Russian then you should not get citizenship, its the same with Latvia.

@christiankalinkina239

2 жыл бұрын

Nah Russia recognises regional languages like Yakut and chechen latvia doesn't recognize minority languages even if it's 25% of their country

@Julio_Tortillia

Жыл бұрын

@@christiankalinkina239 If latvia admitted Russian to be a official language this problem would become even bigger. That would give positive reinforcement to russians who refuse to learn latvian. And also, most latvian Russians know how to speak latvian. Only some 5% dont know how to speak Latvian. So you think that every Latvian citizen should learn russian just so they could communicate with the 5% who dont even want to learn the official language?

@karliskokorevics6902

Жыл бұрын

​@@christiankalinkina239 There was a referendum on Russian as a second language, it didn't pass. Even ethnic Russian Latvians voted against it, lol.

In some cases, like Riga, it's more correct to say about Russian majority. When visiting Riga, I heard more Russian than Latvian on the streets. I also heard that it's hard to get a good job in capital without knowing Russian. So I fully understand and support Lat govt. It's only to avoid Belarus' fate. 6:01 "there's no way back from EU for Latvia, back to union with Russia" and that's the best summing-up.

@Tk-mj1cl

5 жыл бұрын

So that is a justification for discrimination policies? I think that those actions rise tensions between Russia and Baltic states, not lower them. If Latvia and Estonia want to preserve peaceful relations with Russia, it is better for them to go Lithuanian way.

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Fate of Belarus ? :)) What is it ? :)) U don't undestand really which really relation from Russian and Belo-Russian ? :>

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

So in Latvia, 43% percent are Russian-speaking humans (and they not any emigrants, they is native), it is democratic to have a Second State Language, Russian. As in all normal countries in such a situation - whether it is Switzerland, Canada, New Zealand or dozens more. Latvia is absolutely NOT a mono-national country :) Down with the nationalists!

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Well, see - I am a Russian and the citizen of Latvia - by inheritance - because one grandma I have is a Lettish, and i does not owe anything to this "independent Latvia" and Lettish nacionalists and i does'nt want to participate in the policy of Latvian nationalists for the forced assimilation of Russian speakers - this is contrary to my convictions

@bobsimpson3661

4 жыл бұрын

Мадао Хасегава This pilum1000 thinks he’s the ambassador from Russia. He’s probably either 12 years old or working in a troll factory.

This is the same as being employed in Germany but complaining that they want you to learn German.

@gamermapper

2 жыл бұрын

No this is the same as learning Irish in Ireland. No one speaks it anymore lol and it's pretty much useless. Also it's a violation of human rights. And Russian is spoken in all of the Soviet Union including the Baltics.

@metodiusm428

2 жыл бұрын

@@gamermapper But Russian was forcefully imposed by the Soviet Union and Latvian is still spoken by more than 2/3 of the population in Latvia, the other 1/3 being immigrants from Russia. Russians in Latvia are immigrants, thus they have to adapt to Latvia, not Latvia to them.

@abygorsonabor7982

Жыл бұрын

@@gamermapper no one speaks it anymore? What are you, an idiot?

@abygorsonabor7982

Жыл бұрын

@@gamermapper Soviet Union is no more. Go whine in a corner, colonizer.

Latvija Latviešiem!!!! Vēlas Braliukai iš Lietuvos.

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Fuck off, Nazi

@bobsimpson3661

4 жыл бұрын

Pilietis . Long live Latvia. Strong and free.

@northerneuropean5112

4 жыл бұрын

Pilietis Define “Latvieši”... Latvia to Latvians!!!

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

@@northerneuropean5112 And Antarctica for a Nazists...

@Pilum1000

3 жыл бұрын

​@Osmanass Mazurinas I born in USSR, glory to USSR ! And you, nazy - go to the your regulation place - to Antarctica or on the Moon. Without suit.

he says "if you need it, you learn it" but then proceeds to say how he needs it for work, but also how it's unfair that he needs it for work. So what's his point again, exactly? YOU NEED so just fucking learn it. it's free.

Aside from the language issue, what about pollution of Latvian DNA by Russian?

if you not speak in latvian, go home to Russia...

@jorgehers2734

6 жыл бұрын

evisovi yes youre right...all russians go away

@anzelikaivanova4751

6 жыл бұрын

evisovi but what if I was born in Latvia? *-* i mean this IS my home :P

@MainstreamPoPsucks3

6 жыл бұрын

+AngelicWolf 2005 Then you should learn the language. All non ethnic russians in the Russian Federation has to learn russian, so why is it so hard for russian to integrate?

@anzelikaivanova4751

6 жыл бұрын

MainstreamPoPsucks3 I am planning on learning it when ever I fly back to Latvia. To be honest Latvian is a beautiful language too.

@ericlouclair2585

6 жыл бұрын

AngelicWolf 2005 how about the Germans in kralingrad? Who respect their home rights? How about East Prussia? Poland never respect their home rights!

Latvians are being much more reasonable than their Soviet predecessors. To the Russian defence, it’s not a good idea to compare the behaviour of the Latvian government to Russian governments of the past. It’s like comparing Jesus to Stalin.

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Of cource, where it is more accurate to compare the modern governments of Latvia - with disguised Hitler :)

@bobsimpson3661

4 жыл бұрын

@@Pilum1000 Yes that's correct Hitler was born in Riga and his close cousin Joe was born in Georgia. And later they signed a contract. The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobsimpson3661 i think, you is cousin of the Hitler, what. scepsis.net/library/id_1594.html

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobsimpson3661 Sapienti sat.

@bobsimpson3661

4 жыл бұрын

When you lose the argument then the nazi racist insults start.

Imagine being in a foreign country for 48 years and refusing to learn at least their basic language . Is that not a terror to explain it now as a right to speak a foreigner language in a free state being a ethnic of past occupants who decided to stay in LATVIA . EDUCATION IN RUSSIAN OR TO BE ACCEPTED TO USE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE FOR WORKING PURPOSES IN LATVIA - TO EXPECT THAT IS THE SAME AS TO EXPECT FROM ANY RUSSIAN PAS OCCUPIED COUNTRY TO NOT BE INDEPENDENT OF RUSSIAN OCUPANTS NEEDS WHO IGNORE THE STATE THEZ DECIDED TO STAY AND LIVE IN AFTER TO OCCUPIED STATE HAS BECOME ITS FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCY. THAT IS INSANE AND SICK TO EXPECT AND SIMILAR TO A SOMETHING LIKE THE PAST SOVIET-RUSSIAN OCCUPIED PARTS OF POLAND AND THE Inhabitants of Poland ARE DIFFERENT THAN LATVIANS - THEY ARE NOT. LIVE IN A FREE LAND THAT BELONGS TO Inhabitants of Poland DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO HAVE RUSSIAN SCHOOLS THERE. DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO USE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE FOR A JOB IN POLAND SAME AS IN LATVIA. SO WHY WE TALK HERE ONLY ABOUT LATVIAN POLITICS. SHAME ON THOSE WHO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS DOING ANY PAST Russian OCCUPIED STATE and it is natural to be done in my opinion . Live in Latvia - learn their basic language. What is so bad about it. Tell me.

I have noticed that there are some comments that are posted by certain Russians living in Latvia calling anybody that Loves the Republic of Latvia a Nationalist or a fascist and of course a Nazi. That is probably why Latvia has decided to be so difficult with these people. If you do not Love your Country then leave it. Just because you live there does not automatically make you a citizen of that country. You have to make some efforts to be a productive citizen. No free rides. I wish all the best to the citizens of the Republic of Latvia. “Dievs, svētī Latviju!”

If we give them citizenship just like that, they will spread and Latvian language, culture and history will disappear... And that's a fact that only russians disagree with. I care about Latvia and I think that you MUST know at least a little of Latvian language to be a citizen. You must earn it! An example - how many non-americans get their citizenship without knowing the language?

@filipkaczmarek8258

8 жыл бұрын

Lauma Gobiņa Ahahaha where are you from? I image that you think of yourself like a modern democratic person, right? With the difference that you don't know how human rights work, what are the minority rights in civilizated counties, and you don't accept that fact that there is a minority in Latvia with their own language and culture that cannot be suppressed. You are a nazist and a RACIST.

@LaumiiC

8 жыл бұрын

+Filip Kaczmarek thanks for the nice compliments! nazist? haha, racist? haha! yeah, right. I would like to be called an optimist! :)* Don't talk about strangers if you dont know them! Almost 50% of my family are Russians and live in Russia, and I love them as well as other Russians (including the ones that live in Latvia and are my friends). So think twice! I don't care who you are, where you are from, but I am more than sure, that if you want to be a citizen in a country you MUST at least learn the language if you dont know the history, culture and other important things).

@inokentiipetrov992

8 жыл бұрын

Nobody knows about Latvia in America because US TV would be ashamed to talk about Latvia (like CNN, PBS and other S did in 1991). On the one hand it is in our interest to advance Democracy East but on the other hand Latvia has a very bad list of records on the basic human rights. They are playing with the fire forbidding Russian language as the state language and closing Russian schools. Our NATO will not help Latvia if Russian-speaking people in Latvia ask Russia for help like in Crimea. This is not a threat to Latvia it is just warm friendly warning to be democratic and finally forbid the SS demonstrations in Riga.

@LaumiiC

8 жыл бұрын

And do you know why Latvia has a very bad list of records of the basic human rights? aka. - where all of it started or, from who it came in our country?

@inokentiipetrov992

8 жыл бұрын

If you are talking about Russians who "occupied" Latvia, then you need to admit that they were legal in Latvia for 50 years. Many Russian children were born in Latvia and now they want speak Russian. My country USA as the whole world was recognizing the Latvian Soviet Socialistic Republic as a part of the USSR. All maps in America colored Latvia as a part of the USSR at that time. The Great Victory over Nazi Germany was still recent at that time. Latvians need to understand that it will not last too much longer to violate the basic human rights. It is XXIst century and the human right violations will not work.

Tāds raidījums faktiski aizstāv Padomju Savienības okupāciju, kolōnizāciju, rusifikāciju un citus noziegumus.

@mrlentien5333

2 жыл бұрын

I can now understand you with Google translate

Russians in these lands are either colonists or descendants on colonists, forced upon Latvia and Latvians by the USSR after its illegal annexation. The act itself is a crime, as international treaties forbid colonization of an occupied country, and therefore these people are part of Latvia illegally. Nobody wanted them, nobody asked for them. They were moved to Latvia as a Soviet attempt to russify the occupied Baltic States. Almost thirty years after the Soviet Union fell, these are a demographic that expresses strong anti Latvian sentiments, refuse to learn the language and want to dominate Latvia. They are imposing THEIR language in a country that is not theirs, that they simply have no right to call their own. Why do Russians in Lithuania have no problem with Lithuania or Lithuanian language? Pretty much all of them speak perfect Lithuanian, they are contributing members of society, and a lot of them serve in the Lithuanian military. They renounce Russian actions and emphasize their allegiance to Lithuania.

@vikramnandakumaran2434

5 жыл бұрын

in that case a country called america shouldnt exist at all because at first it was a european colony ...then you have other latin american countries where europeans were immigrants first including baltic states .......you spoke about lithuania ...let me tell you what lithuania did ...lithuania gave all ethnic russians lithuanian citizenship once they got their independence unlike latvia and estonia ...

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Its really nazi demamogy.

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Well, see - I am a Russian and the born in Latvia and is citizen of Latvia - by inheritance - because one grandma I have is a Lettish, and i doesn't owe anything to this "independent Latvia" and Lettish nacionalists and i does'nt want to participate in the policy of Latvian nationalists for the Forced Assimilation of Russian speakers - this is contrary to my convictions. it is democratic to have a Second State Language, Russian. As in all normal countries in such a situation - whether it is Switzerland, Canada, New Zealand or dozens more. Latvia is absolutely NOT a mono-national country :) Down with the nationalists!

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

And why Lettish don't learn Livs language ? how can you be born and raised in Livs territory and don't speak the language? Does anyone know? :> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonians The Lettish in these lands are either colonists or descendants on colonists. :)

@bobsimpson3661

4 жыл бұрын

Funny how one country who signs an agreed with Nazi Germany to carve up the Baltic countries during WW2 now calls other people of Baltic countries Nazis.

I am an Indian and I like Latvia. Can Latvian government allow me to work and reside in Latvia. I will learn Latvian language.

@danrook5757

Жыл бұрын

No , help your country

Next Crimea??

@westkots

6 жыл бұрын

Alex Povolotski next butthurted pole?

@iggyblitz8739

6 жыл бұрын

NATO will kick Russia's arse if they try.

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

@@iggyblitz8739 if NATO try, will be really... this - kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2WFyLaImauchMo.html

@Boyar300AV

4 жыл бұрын

@@iggyblitz8739 Lol sure, NATO is a paper tiger It wont risk annihilation from Russia.

@aleksisratenieks4181

3 жыл бұрын

@@Boyar300AV lol russia is weak even saudi arabia has a bigger military budget than russia, russia is almost a 3rd world country by todays standards

If any Country by referendum in Eastern Europe wanted to leave EU would the USA , NATO, EU respect their wish as seems to be the case in UK

@iggyblitz8739

3 жыл бұрын

They are not leaving, completely different situations, the U.K has the strength to hold it's own, countries like Latvia prefer the support of the E.U. and NATO.

@adlerzwei

2 жыл бұрын

Yes because it's literally their legal right.

Well in Russia you can be a russian citizen without any exam just because you were born in Russia. I think it's fair for ethnical minorities

@abygorsonabor7982

Жыл бұрын

you are not "minorities", you are colonizers

you fogot that you forced and imposed The Russian language when you invaded Latvia in 1940.

@danrook5757

Жыл бұрын

Russians wanted to wipe out the Baltic history. Imagine that

thats like saying for a russian in latvia citizenship is tricky, so instead of trying to get latvian citizenship they move to somewhere in western europe

@ArinaJacor

3 жыл бұрын

Because: - it is genuinely easier when it comes to paperwork - Quality of life is higher (salaries, better houses/apartments, infrastructure) - some citizenships have more benefits to them than just travelling the EU freely. Example: an irish citizen can travel to US for a certain amount of time without getting a visa)

@iggyblitz8739

3 жыл бұрын

Yes that's great, more Russians should leave Latvia and go and live in other parts of Europe, excellent. Well at least the ones that hate living in Latvia and learning Latvian culture.

@ArinaJacor

3 жыл бұрын

@@iggyblitz8739 funny part is that just as many latvians are leaving the country as well 😄

@iggyblitz8739

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArinaJacor Yes but a portion of those come back, or come back and forth.

@ArinaJacor

3 жыл бұрын

@@iggyblitz8739 most people would have families or pure nostalgia, regardless of citizenship or nationality.

why Lettish don't learn Livs language ? how can you be born and raised in Livs territory and don't speak the language? Does anyone know? :> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonians

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

And the only fair solution here is two different state languages ​​- Lettish and Russian; As they all do in such situations in civilized countries, without imposing Nazism.

@LukeTEvans

3 жыл бұрын

latvians will leave the country to russia because they all just emigrate anyway

@gamermapper

2 жыл бұрын

Lol so true

@abygorsonabor7982

Жыл бұрын

@@Pilum1000stfu, Russki nazi

I think this is how it should be. The whole oppression is still a fresh wound. People need or understand that you can’t just go into a country that has greatly suffered by a specific nation in the past, and then disregard their culture and just want to live there. The issue with this is that it’s basically our culture being drowned away again, you can’t just do that. Like sorry but if you want to live here at least put some effort into respecting the culture and the language that’s freedom we fought for. I don’t even think that Russian schools are a good thing because again, if you live in a country that has been oppressed by a specific nation you should not try to take their culture away again. It’s basically infiltration again. Now I’m not saying that all Russians are like this, but I hold no respect for those who just want to live in the country and don’t bother putting any effort into learning the language and educating themselves about the culture.

@Ashman-sw3be

2 жыл бұрын

I see the point you're trying to make, but why should a huge group of people (more than 30% of the population) be looked down on because of something their nation has done many decades ago. Just makes their life harder because of something they couldn't have changed. Basically blame the government, but not the people.

@dhaloh

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ashman-sw3be And why should they be special? They have a chance to get the citizenship like every other person would.

@Ashman-sw3be

2 жыл бұрын

@@dhaloh that wasn't what I was even talking about, go read the comment again, I'm talking about the mentality

@lani6647

2 жыл бұрын

Out of the last three hundred years, the territory that is today Latvia has been a part of Russia / Russian Empire / USSR for approximately 240. It could be argued that these people’s are just Russians left over and living in a breakaway ethnic republic, of their old empire.

@dhaloh

2 жыл бұрын

@@lani6647 And before there were Germans in Latvia, what's your point? Geography changes mate and so does the population.

oh, muh discrimination1!!! Can you imagine, whining that you have to learn the country's language and call it discrimination? The arrogance of some Ruskies is incredible.

maybe their parents are ethnic Russians and it is not a fact but these citizens to Russia is not what has no relation since they were born in Latvia.

Why are all of them speaking russian nowadays? At least in the vid

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

why not ? Well, see - I am a Russian and the born in Latvia and is citizen of Latvia - by inheritance - because one grandma I have is a Lettish, and i doesn't owe anything to this "independent Latvia" and Lettish nacionalists and i does'nt want to participate in the policy of Latvian nationalists for the Forced Assimilation of Russian speakers (which here 43% of population) - this is contrary to my convictions. it is democratic to have a Second State Language, Russian. As in all normal countries in such a situation - whether it is Switzerland, Canada, New Zealand or dozens more. Latvia is absolutely NOT a mono-national country :) Down with the nationalists!

@iggyblitz8739

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pilum1000 Oh FFS grow up and learn the language of the country, or go and live in another part of Europe, if you can't do that much you don't deserve to live in Latvia

@Boyar300AV

2 жыл бұрын

@@iggyblitz8739 Russian was language of Latvia for 3 centuries. Educate yourself.

It's just a fatality, you know while your ruler give the name of your country as same as ethnic groups.

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Well, see - I am a Russian and the born in Latvia and is citizen of Latvia - by inheritance - because one grandma I have is a Lettish, and i doesn't owe anything to this "independent Latvia" and Lettish nacionalists and i does'nt want to participate in the policy of Latvian nationalists for the Forced Assimilation of Russian speakers - this is contrary to my convictions. it is democratic to have a Second State Language, Russian. As in all normal countries in such a situation - whether it is Switzerland, Canada, New Zealand or dozens more. Latvia is absolutely NOT a mono-national country :) Down with the nationalists!

@hansriseli6975

5 жыл бұрын

Listen mate.. We have 3 major non-native nations in Indonesia (Indian/Tamil, Arab, and Chinese) and many of them do not know again how to speak their ancestors language. Our govt even doesn't force them to speak Indonesian that's their willing to assimilate with natives in here and learning national languange. Although there are few still speak Chinese, Indians, etc they only speak it when in their home or community.

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

Hans Riseli , Listen mate.. Russianspeakers here 43%, and they is native here -too. What is "native" ? Lettish isn't native here too - exactly, and they don't learned Livs language, they destroyed and assimilated native livs language. :)) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonians

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

in any case, I am not going to support their nationalism, which is being systematically unwound, they should be kept in prison.

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

and all this concerns people - who lived here peacefully and calmly in the USSR, and no one in fact oppressed anyone (well, except for all fascist-nationalists - who should be in prison really)

well done latvia

Latvia is a small country, of course everyone should speak Latvian.

What is Russian? What kind of genetics Russian consist of? It’s like calling somebody American... How many “Russians” are out there in Latvia who have at least one parent/grandparent of Latvian heritage, and still are being called Russian because Russian language was spoken in their family left from Soviet times? If you would not speak Russian language in that area, in that times, you wouldn’t be able to succeed and even could be deported for labor... The reason so many “Russian” Latvians now are being denied citizenship-basically due to what language their parents choose to speak in their families!... Shameful.

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

I'm Russian. What ? and belong to the great Russian culture. :> If you ask what is Russian - i ask you - what is Lettish ? :> What kind of genetics of Lettish consist of? :>>>>> although in general there are no “genes of nationalities” - if someone isn't completely dumb, philistine and medieval ignorant, he must have known and understood this scientific fact...

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

"The reason so many “Russian” Latvians are being denied citizenship " - the reason is lettish unequal nationalism and nationalistic hysteria, which they produced for principle - "divide et empera" :) divide and rule

@iggyblitz8739

3 жыл бұрын

It's not the issue if you have Russian ancestry,or visa versa, it's a question of learning Latvian, the Latvian culture and pride in the country, and would a Russian Latvian defend their country from a Russian invasion ?,, If yes good luck to them, they deserve respect, if not then they can leave.

@northerneuropean5112

3 жыл бұрын

@Arianna M There are a lot of misinterpretation of “Russian”. Just because you speak Russian, doesn’t mean you are Russian. It can be one of your languages, which was primarily spoken in your family since Soviet times. Russian language was forced onto people during Soviet times. I think, it’s ok to speak Russian language while living in Latvia, as long as they know Latvian as a first language, but those who refuse to learn and speak Latvian, I agree, should go live in Russia.

@northerneuropean5112

3 жыл бұрын

@@iggyblitz8739 It’s easier to say for the current generation, than for the previous one. I know many people who were born in Latvia (and whose parents were born in Latvia) between transitional times of Soviet/Independence, inherited Russian language from their parents (primarily language of Soviet Latvia), but denied Latvian citizenship because of the language or political affiliation their parents were holding. Poor kids have nothing to do with politics. Some of those kids grew up and immigrated to other countries, without ability to erase this shameful alien label! In US and many other countries it considers to be a total discrimination not to give citizenship to those born in its country, even if you are Black, Muslim, etc. But Baltic and Slavic people are so closely related with each other. 😔 I understand why Latvian government do this-it’s basically a punishment for what Soviets done on Latvians, but kids are innocent...

Come on (guy at 2 minutes), learn the Latvian language... don't be ignorant like the damned muslims in Britain who can't, and don't want to learn the national language, even though they were born there... it's not sensible, and it's not good !

@northerneuropean5112

4 жыл бұрын

cuhurun Muslims never occupied Britain, but Russians did occupy Latvia quite recently, therefore a lot of Russian language still stays there and runs in the families.

@fuentesramen

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck you. Latvians will learn the hard way the made a mistake

@Boyar300AV

3 жыл бұрын

@@northerneuropean5112 Latva was part of the Russian Empire since 1700s. Before it was part of Sweden.They were allowed to preserve their language and culture. Not gouning to happen next time when Russians will liberate it's citizens.

@aleksisratenieks4181

3 жыл бұрын

@@Boyar300AV yeah and before sweden and teutonic order we where free, so such youre ass up little putin troll cry baby

@gamermapper

2 жыл бұрын

No one speaks this small language. What's even the point. While Russian is useful when you move all across the Soviet Union

Its not tricky. Their Russianness could be greatly useful for them to return to Russia and make a democracy.Good job!

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Well, see - I am a Russian and the born in Latvia and is citizen of Latvia - by inheritance - because one grandma I have is a Lettish, and i doesn't owe anything to this "independent Latvia" and Lettish nacionalists and i does'nt want to participate in the policy of Latvian nationalists for the Forced Assimilation of Russian speakers - this is contrary to my convictions. it is democratic to have a Second State Language, Russian. As in all normal countries in such a situation - whether it is Switzerland, Canada, New Zealand or dozens more. Latvia is absolutely NOT a mono-national country :) Down with the nationalists!

@Aqua.man045

5 жыл бұрын

Pilum1000 dont listen to him. Deep down we all know latvia belongs to russia

@sathira2259

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aqua.man045 Fuck you piece of shit you belong in the gullag

Latvian1

THOSE SHOWN SHOULD NOT BE CALLED RUSSIANS. TRUE RUSSIANS DO NOT SEEK LATVIAN CITIZENSHIP. TRUE RUSSIANS ARE PROUD OF THEIR SLAVIC HERITAGE.

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

wtf

@bobsimpson3661

4 жыл бұрын

They (Russians) want the benefits of living in Latvia without doing anything to assimilate or contribute to the Latvian people.They probably also have Russian citizenship since they just give that away in Russia.

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

no one owes nothing to anybody "Latvian peoples" :) Nationalists must be in madhouses

@musicae4531

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobsimpson3661 you interest me strangely, Bob! I'd love a Russian citizenship, but it is hard enough to get in there as a tourist, let alone become a citizen. At the same time, strange thing is happening: Latvian embassies in Germany and France are calling up their former 'aliens' (nepilsoni) and offering them a Latvian citizenship ! Those 'nepilsoni' (who by the way spoke Latvian, as well as several other languages, and that despite being Russian ;), would have liked nothing better than to have become latvian citizens back in the 90s. Instead, they were left without ANY passport. You are talking of their going back to Russia - they would have, if they could; but Russia turned a blind eye, no-one was interested in those hundreds of thousand of people without ANY passport, and that in the country that suddenly, hey presto, was integrated into EU, an entity that prides itself on its 'respect of human rights'. This issue of paper-less multitude was not even spoken of by the media, who usually pounce on any stupid little thing. So if you think that you have 'the enemy living in your back yard' you are very much mistaken. You have quite a few victims of history. it takes time and effort to organize life in a new country, and it takes tolerance and good will. I totally agree that everyone should learn Latvian language. But you do realize that in families where only Russian is spoken, historically, it will take a hell of an effort from the school system to remedy this? The 'benefits of living in Latvia' are best left alone - it is a bit of a non-sense. When you never had an option to go anywhere else. Or do you mean that the citizenship of Latvia entitles you, as a EU citizen, to go & work in the UK or Germany without more ado? Yes, certainly, a great benefit :) so much so that whoever goes there prefer to stay there :)

@Boyar300AV

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobsimpson3661 All industry in Latva was built by Russians. All Latvian income is made of Russian transit goods to Europe and vice versa. Latva is only parasiting on everything Russians built.

Well, see - I am a Russian and the citizen of Latvia - by inheritance - because one grandma I have is a Lettish, and i doesn't owe anything to this "independent Latvia" and Lettish nacionalists and i does'nt want to participate in the policy of Latvian nationalists for the Forced Assimilation of Russian speakers - this is contrary to my convictions.

@bobsimpson3661

4 жыл бұрын

Pilum1000 Grandma must be so proud of you.

@Pilum1000

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobsimpson3661 she wasn't a nazy, dude :) These were Soviet People.

@valeok8357

2 жыл бұрын

If you don't like it, go back to Putinland, Latvia respects itself

@Pilum1000

2 жыл бұрын

@@valeok8357 go to the Moon, the nazy

@valeok8357

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pilum1000 I don't care, if you are Latvian, you have to put the interests of the Latvian homeland above the Russian imperialist interests, if it were not for these measures, you Russians would have already proclaimed a People's Autonomous Republic as the Russians did in Ukraine.

Poor thing, maybe decendents from KGB which Killed more than 180 people in Riga.

I'm russian, but my greatgrandfather was hungarian. I'd like to leave this country, cause i don't equate my mentality in accordance with typical russian points of character. This video is close to me.

@MrSteep136

6 жыл бұрын

You're not the first russian who complains about other russians. Don't think that shit is on genetical level. It's just the 90's that left so much people poor and depressed that made them into what they are now.

@Diabolik90rus

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrSteep136 And what exactly is that may I as a russian ask u?Oh should I report u right off the bat?

@Diabolik90rus

4 жыл бұрын

U won't get far with English like urs

@ss_super_steve

4 жыл бұрын

go leave bye russians arent welcome here please leave

At least Russians don`t distorting the latvian names and surnames in Russia.

Occupants go home!

Lauma Gobina: I appreciate the diversity of cultures and languages, including say, russian and latvian, but do you really believe that in 2000 years anybody will care about the survival of the latvian language? Most probably, inhabitants of Latvia will all speak german, or english, or...?

@cuhurun

6 жыл бұрын

Gerard... your post is by far the most realistic and far-sighted amongst this entire thread. A future form of hybrid-English (bearing in mind the English language has always, and will always constantly evolve) would probably be the most likely candidate, both in Latvia, and across the entire globe.

@iggyblitz8739

6 жыл бұрын

Because it's the national language, of course they care, if anything Latvia will sink their teeth in to retain their culture more than you would believe because they have had so many years of occupation and other countries dominating their culture in their history.

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

@@iggyblitz8739 down the nazionalists and their delirium about "occupation" :)

I was bullied at EU Riga International border control because I spoke Russian.

@polishherowitoldpilecki5521

2 жыл бұрын

No one cares, F#CK RUSSIA!. Integrate or leave.

@abygorsonabor7982

Жыл бұрын

good

They betrayed Mother Russia!Shame on them!

@sathira2259

4 жыл бұрын

LATVIA HAS BEEN INVADED FOR CENTURIES THEY ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO PROTECT THEMSELVES!!!!!! TU ESI GEJS

@slimebor7059

4 жыл бұрын

Frick soviets

@ss_super_steve

4 жыл бұрын

@@sathira2259 dont be fucking homophobic(even though i agree with u on the rest of your opinion)

@andrewtang5761

3 жыл бұрын

Communist Chinese puppets should go to Russia. Leave China to the Chinese people.

All yous saying move back to your own country, you can't move back to a country you weren't born in

@arnoshroif4743

4 жыл бұрын

Yes yes you can and btw you can't live in a country for 40 years and not speak the damned language so stfu.

@gamermapper

2 жыл бұрын

@@arnoshroif4743 because Russian is spoken in all of the Soviet Union

@arnoshroif4743

2 жыл бұрын

@@gamermapper Aha yeah right, and where is that fucking hellhole called Soviet Union. Oh yeah right it doesn't exist.

@abygorsonabor7982

Жыл бұрын

@@gamermapper SU doesn't exist, idiot

@abygorsonabor7982

Жыл бұрын

ofc you can.

In Latvia, ethnocracy and Nacionalism are definitely developing; the rights of 43% of Russians who have always lived here are suppressed and their schools are closed and nacionalists are trying to assimilate them into Lettish or drive them out

@LukeTEvans

3 жыл бұрын

all the sucessful people leave to the west just leaving behind the hard nationalists and the russians

@Pilum1000

3 жыл бұрын

@@LukeTEvans what ? which "west" ? i don't want leaving anyway somewhere.

@metodiusm428

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pilum1000 "always lived there" lol the vast majority of Russians are immigrants, in 1935 Russians were 10.6% of the population and were 34.0% at their peak in 1989, now are 25.2 %. It's like immigrating to France and refuse to use the French language.

@Pilum1000

2 жыл бұрын

@@metodiusm428 my grandma was a Lettish, and i'm is a citizen of this new Latvia by inheritance. And i'm Russian, and I don't owe anything to the local lettish nazis and their nazi politics of apartheid, which has nothing to do with democracy.

@Pilum1000

2 жыл бұрын

@@metodiusm428 will also note that in the USA - 99% of the population are emigrants 100 and 200 years ago; however, for some reason, none of them learn the Ojibwe and Sioux Dakota languages ​​by force ... and their languages ​​aren't imposed on schools there

Another latvian non citizen here, but living abroad - I don't need latvian on daily basis, but I am still surprised by the rudeness of locals every time I do go back. I'm a tourist (even if I'm Russian) , I'll be gone tomorrow, but the abuse and discrimination stays the same. If you're a tourist switch to english - seems to gain +10 respect every time. 😂😂

@iggyblitz8739

3 жыл бұрын

Learn the history, but not the history your parents told you, but do your own research online, then you might understand.

@ArinaJacor

3 жыл бұрын

@@iggyblitz8739 I am not going to suffer for mistakes I didn't make if that's where you're going with history. Should we still hate every German because of history? Of course not. The generalisation is not going to help anyone here.

@iggyblitz8739

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArinaJacor I didn't say you have to suffer but all I am saying it's understandable to some degree, if you have left Latvia maybe that's good for you. Also it's not just about ' discrimination ' for the sake of it, because a number of Latvians are sick and tired of a certain attitude from some Russians that refuse to learn Latvian etc

@ArinaJacor

3 жыл бұрын

@@iggyblitz8739 I get your point, but it doesn't explain why Russians still get shit even when they're speaking latvian with (god forbid!) a slight accent. Latvia is a small, economically unstable country, I keep seeing it every time I go back. However it doesn't seem like people within that bubble (doesn't matter the nationality) are seeing the problem - they're too focused on the idea that Russians are the problem. EU has already been trying to address this with Latvia and Estonia to minimise the amount of stateless people within the union, sadly, to no avail.

@abygorsonabor7982

Жыл бұрын

@@ArinaJacor You are not in the situation of contemporary Germans, but in the situation of unrepentant Nazis :)

Racism

@ss_super_steve

4 жыл бұрын

learn history and do your fucking research

@andrewtang5761

3 жыл бұрын

Racism against colonizers and invaders? Russians are racists to the rest of the world.

@Pilum1000

3 жыл бұрын

the Racialist-nationalist apartheid in the Latvia exist... where 43% of population, the russian-speakers, are deprived of the right to speak and study in school on their own language and other rights - in fact on a nationalistic basis... www.shtab.lv/main.php kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIWmrLiwobbQe9I.html where the government secretly and explicitly glorifies nazist's collaborators, in WWII, the Lettish SS-mens Legions, etc...

@Pilum1000

3 жыл бұрын

Andrew T w.t.f. you will nationalistically tell also ? who is "colonizers and invaders" ? I am ? I was born in this Latvia and one my grandma was a Lettish and I'm the citizen of this Latvia. By inheritance. But I don't owe anything good to the Lettish Nazis and their apartheid policies and forced assimilation, which violate Human Right. You are nazy rasist lunatic.

@andrewtang5761

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pilum1000 How old are you, kid? I don't even understand what you are driveling about. Lol 12 year old Russian boys these days.

It is a MISTAKE to allow them to stay, Latvians failed to ship them out in 1991 but delayed action is better than no action, they got to be packed up in Daugavpils they’ve occupied or sent in trains to Siberia, Latvia is too small to handle Russification long term as when Latvian people can’t get a job in their own capital city without speaking Russian, it is cultural genocide, Russification continues and Russians in Latvia are there solely to take the best of our country but in their hearts if they have any, they’re loyal to Russia, and they’d blow up the last remaining Latvian if they could to take the territory and European standing for themselves

God bless Russia.

why dont they just speak english like normal people

i dont speak lettuce

Látvia was part of Russia long before Soviet Union

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

and 200+ years before - too :>

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

@Raivis Alasis "balts" is pseudo-ethnonim which one German philologist - Georg Nesselman invented in the 19th century only... "baltic tribes" ... :)) But there is no point in digging this - only for schizophrenic primordialists-nationalists and their lies; since all these isolated but mixed tribes, not only pseudo-baltic - or Slavic and Germanic, were not “nations” - they were not and did not feel this never.

@LukeTEvans

3 жыл бұрын

look at finland an example of modern and soviet russian good relation with a neighbor, that should be the baltic states

@danrook5757

Жыл бұрын

U might want to do some research, that’s not true.

@abygorsonabor7982

Жыл бұрын

@@Pilum1000 Russkies are a pseudo-nation made up of assimilated ethnicities

Apartheid state.

@abygorsonabor7982

Жыл бұрын

imperialistic justification

Discrimination and human right violation from cowards and traitors

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Of course. I am a Russian and the born in Latvia and is citizen of Latvia - by inheritance - because one grandma I have is a Lettish, and i doesn't owe anything to this "independent Latvia" and Lettish nacionalists and i does'nt want to participate in the policy of Latvian nationalists for the Forced Assimilation of Russian speakers - this is contrary to my convictions. it is democratic to have a Second State Language, Russian. As in all normal countries in such a situation - whether it is Switzerland, Canada, New Zealand or dozens more. Latvia is absolutely NOT a mono-national country :) Down with the nationalists!

@bobsimpson3661

4 жыл бұрын

Wow cut and paste on every comment.

@ss_super_steve

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck off.

if you want to be like a western country you might need to accept the idea of bilingualism like canada has, french and english

@MasterM333

3 жыл бұрын

That's different as Canada does not have its own identity or ethnicity.

@iggyblitz8739

3 жыл бұрын

Did the French invade and the English speaking Canadians under a brutal rule for decades ?, no I didn't think so, completely different situations, Latvia has every right to stand up and make sure it's properly Latvian, they have been screwed over in history just too many times and they have learnt their lesson.

@gamermapper

2 жыл бұрын

true

Ethnic cleanisng

@abygorsonabor7982

Жыл бұрын

stfu, Russki nazi. Latvians have been ethnically cleansed.

STUPID STATE ...

Its not tricky. Their Russianness could be greatly useful for them to return to Russia and make a democracy.Good job!

@Pilum1000

5 жыл бұрын

Well, see - I am a Russian and the born in Latvia and is citizen of Latvia - by inheritance - because one grandma I have is a Lettish, and i doesn't owe anything to this "independent Latvia" and Lettish nacionalists and i does'nt want to participate in the policy of Latvian nationalists for the Forced Assimilation of Russian speakers - this is contrary to my convictions. it is democratic to have a Second State Language, Russian. As in all normal countries in such a situation - whether it is Switzerland, Canada, New Zealand or dozens more. Latvia is absolutely NOT a mono-national country :) Down with the nationalists!

@wefeelthereforeweexist.

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pilum1000 language of a country which occupied you years ago, are you serious?

@gamermapper

2 жыл бұрын

@@wefeelthereforeweexist. liberated *.