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No. The number is certainly underestimated.

That was a decision of the Soviet leaders, mainly Stalin and Khrushchev.

No, only selfdetermination, which is promoted by the state. Many "Russians" have become "Ukrainians" since the independence.

Are you serious? native Russian speakers were 12 % of the population in the pre-war Latvia.

Really?!
American troups are still in Europe, their geographic distribution has broadened for the last 20 years. They even conduct wars in Europe (recall Yugoslavia) against those who refuse to...

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That's the main fault of Russia. We just had to abandon the federation...
The alnguage policy is very tough in France as far as I know. They have practically destroyed other languages and dialects.