Thread: Regarding Russian in the Baltic States

Actually I think that Nulle has some good points regarding Latvia during the Soviet times.
I mean, the bit about Russians getting superior housing in Latvia, and some cultural or language insensitivites.

But: That was over 20 years ago and this is a forum about Russian language and culture primarily. Russians during this period did not treat Latvia any worse than it treated Russia itself. Let's move on.

But there is certainly no confusion regarding what the Baltic people think about having been part of the USSR and nobody will leave this forum with any doubt about that...

And I want to mention that I've actually made a new friend who happens to be Latvian (but she speaks Swedish too). I told her about my interest in Russian language and she offered to help. She said that she is really glad she can speak Russian because it's really helpful in her life. She also said she doesn't blame modern Russia or Russian people for things that happened 50 years ago.

Организаторы праздника с участием Деда Мороза из Великого Устюга были оштрафованы за дискриминацию государственного языка.

Yes - I heard about this.
Sometimes National Language Center goes too far - this was a pretty stupid decision...

Russians during this period did not treat Latvia any worse than it treated Russia itself.

The problem is with people like this one:
TV5: Krievu fašists par latviešu valodu - YouTube

Who still think that Latvian independence is some kind of historical error and want USSR and their privileges back.

she doesn't blame modern Russia or Russian people for things that happened 50 years ago.

I also do not blame them - except those who think that Stalin and what he did was right.