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The Latvia–Russia border is the state border between Republic of Latvia and the Russian Federation . The length of the border is 283.6 kilometres (176.2 mi). [ 1 ] Since 2004, it has been an eastern part of external border of the European Union , Schengen Area and NATO .
The popularity of the Russian language in Latvia resulted from the fact that Russians did not generally seek to learn the Latvian or other minority languages. [citation needed] The Latvian language was not attractive to the Russian population of Latvia. In 1920–1930 only a little more than 15% of Russians could speak and write Latvian.
The Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, which included deportations to Siberian Gulags (June deportation), created a large degradation of Latvian-Russian relations. Nazi Germany then occupied Latvia in 1941 German occupation of Latvia during World War II, until the USSR returned in 1944 to resume occupation, resulting in further deportations.
Percentage of Russians by county in Estonia and municipality in Latvia and Lithuania, according to 2021 censuses Marija Naumova won the Eurovision Song Contest for Latvia in 2002 Nikolai Novosjolov is a two-time world champion in men's épée Viktor Uspaskich is a Russian-born Lithuanian entrepreneur and politician.
[citation needed] The question of assimilation, or integration, of the Russian-speaking immigrants is a major factor in current social and diplomatic affairs. [40] Since the decline of Russian influence and integration into the European Union economy, English has become the most popular second language in the Baltic states.
The party originated as the electoral alliance For Human Rights in a United Latvia (ForHRUL) (Latvian: Par cilvēka tiesībām vienotā Latvijā, PCTVL; Russian: За права человека в единой Латвии, ЗаПЧЕЛ) that was established in May 1998 by three political parties: the National Harmony Party, Equal Rights and the Socialist Party of Latvia, all of which were ...
Latvian authorities say three Russian television channels will have their right to broadcast in Latvia suspended for several years with immediate effect. They cited the channels’ incitement to ...
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.