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In the 2011 census, 1,164,894 persons in Latvia reported Latvian as their main language spoken at home; 698,757 respondents listed Russian as their main language spoken at home, [45] representing 37.2% of the total population, whereas Latvian was recorded as the main language spoken at home for 62.1%. [49]
Russians were the main ethnic group in the USSR both in number and in political influence. Under the conditions of Soviet Latvia, Russian culture dominated the whole non-Latvian population of the Republic. The Russian language also formed a new group of Russian-speaking Belarusians, Ukrainians, Poles, Jews and Germans [citation needed] of ...
In the 1925 census, Russians were reported as the largest ethnic minority (10.6%) and Russian was spoken as the family language by 14% of inhabitants. A small percentage of Russian speakers were not ethnic Russians and conversely, a small percentage of ethnic Russians used another language in the family, which was attributed to interethnic marriages, living in an area with another majority ...
Despite large Russian-speaking minorities in Latvia (26.9% ethnic Russians, 2011), [64] the Russian language has no official status. [32] According to Russian sources, 55% of the population was fluent in Russian in 2006, and 26% used it as the main language with family or friends or at work. [34] [better source needed]
In recent years, as the Russian political leaders have begun to speak about the "former Soviet space" as their sphere of influence, [25] such claims are a source of annoyance, if not alarm, in the Baltic countries. [24] [26] Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have since 2004 become members of NATO and the European Union (EU) to provide a ...
As a result of deteriorating relations with Russia, Latvia has decided it does not want Russian citizens in Latvia who will not integrate. In late 2023 it is expected that around 5-6,000 Russians will be returned to Russia as they have made little effort to learn the Latvian language, integrate with Latvia, or apply to become Latvian citizens ...
Estonia, as well as Latvia and Lithuania, have populations that embody the tense geopolitics currently at play with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Putin's war fuels tensions in Baltic states with ...
The report inappropriately conflates Russophones into one minority. Only 28.2% of the population is ethnic Russian and more than half (56.6%) are citizens. Latvia is devoted to strengthening all minorities including ones which suffered under Russification, e.g., Ukrainians and Belarusians. [citation needed] re §43.