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Latvians (Latvian: latvieši) are a Baltic ethnic group and nation native to Latvia and the immediate geographical region, the Baltics. They are occasionally also referred to as Letts , [ 42 ] [ 43 ] especially in older bibliography.
The share of ethnic Latvians declined from 77% (1,467,035) in 1935 to 52% (1,387,757) in 1989. [220] In the context of a decreasing overall population, there were fewer Latvians in 2011 than in 1989, but their share of the population was larger – 1,285,136 (62.1% of the population).
In 2014, the Latvian Wikipedia was the third most read edition in Latvia, after the English Wikipedia and the Russian Wikipedia. [40] It is also the seventh most read edition on the island of Guernsey, [40] where there is an emerging Latvian diaspora of approximately 1,500 to 2,000 migrant workers. [41]
Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 63.0% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian as their native tongue.
The course of World War I, which directly involved Latvians and Latvian territory, fostered the idea of Latvian statehood. During the summer of 1915 the German army conquered Kurzeme and Zemgale, leading to an exodus of Latvians from these two provinces. Local politicians gained experience organizing refugee relief and Latvian refugee cultural ...
Led by "Young Latvians", it encouraged Latvians to become artists and scholars, while preserving their cultural heritage and the language. The movement was countered by a period of Russification, followed by the leftist movement New Current at the beginning of the 20th century; it is regarded as a period in which Latvian culture thrived.
This list of prominent Latvians includes: people who were born in the historical territory of what is now Latvia, regardless of ethnicity, citizenship, or time period; and; people of Latvian descent regardless of their place of birth or citizenship.
Official Language Law in English; Overview of the Latvian Language (en) State (Official) Language Commission (linguistic articles, applicable laws, etc.) English–Latvian / Latvian–English dictionary; English-Latvian and Latvian–English online translation; Latvian–English Dictionary from Webster's Online Dictionary – The Rosetta Edition