organizations have to wait for trumps. rise to power usa all to rights starts january 18th on w. sol, shock, disaster. and inside the and tara book escalating the room. i mean, even though the very last moment we've thought they'd reach an agreement that's on the card and nothing bad would happen as a joke. busy trista, i got a call from a friend at 6 am saying, tonight russia attacked your father's homeland. so, my 1st thought was good. this, my parents are not any more of the swell, deep and not experienced. let's go to the 24th of february 2022. got them 2 hours later on was outside the embassy of the russian federation with

the plank called that said stop the war. why no good every so it's becomes north eric and all. but i'll come present, don't and seem very seems that optical leaves to do some to, to go down. rushes invasion of ukraine has left lap via is russian speaking minority, emotionally profoundly torn up the 1900000 people in e, u. n. nato member, lafayette, one and 4 have russian roots, the invasion, reawakened old fears and prejudices, as well as growing hostility towards ethnic russians associated with the former soviet occupiers, the following. it's annexation of latvia in the 1940s, the soviet union in ridge to russian migration in order to speed up

industrialization in the country. lat, via re gained independence in 1991. but relations between the russians, speaking minority and loudly and majority have been increasingly strange, the tennis slots grew up in a typical soviet era, housing and state. the russian invasion has brought untold suffering to crane and has had an indirect impact on the russian speaking minority in lafayette. about the just the from the, the 24th of february 2022 means above old, deep disappointments thing with the cult of the courageous russian people. in the bravery i associated with my russian roots, they promised us that phone guy had, has, i hope, now being destroyed for as long as a lot. and i'm just the thing that are that are some of them

at the more than i, which is good when i had to recognize that the courage i had believed in was just an illusion. after a long period of being a reflection, i concluded that i am lab fee and of russian to send us the letter. so it's a couple of days because then you use the most of a pro sent me you never gave any thought to who i was until i got older and realize there was a late fee and majority society, which russian speak is like me will not console which is a lot to be so yeah, it was because i'm within came the doubts about my identity. a program i russian, should i go to russia or am i actually live in? yeah, that's what i see. perhaps a russian speaking lab fee in minneapolis could go what asked you what this does to move this to if you want us just to be of simple at your life. i g, the there were no such questions. when i was younger, we'd go to the made the 9th celebrations when schools were closed on them at home, we watched russian tv in new old, the russians, the liberties, the real. we had no idea or about laughing and culture. we were living in

a bubble. wheeler that goes really slow young because they do the reading out. i see, you know, the move to baseball over the changing even before the russian invasion of ukraine . look on yours, but they weren't as pronounced on the moon. your costs are still go forth. the push, the wood was a trigger, the feeling of symbols, and by then there was this deeply negative attitude towards anything russian, russian identity and nationality or whatever with, with silk. but what it feels as if everything russian is automatically considered bad or evil. so it will skirt the blue with duckworth of with and that's why me yeah, the good because i don't want to lease and i don't see any controls yet. that's who the reno was born and bred in lafayette. her mother, a 2nd world war veteran move to lab, be after the war in search of a better life. there. many russian speakers have fond

memories of when latvia was part of the soviet union until its sudden collapse changed everything. no coverage given us to what was it like in 1991 and you know, yeah, for me i remember when that it said independence. the now i'm show the most we knew it was happening in this. it was a fact. so was not much you can say shows that i'm ready. so this is so nothing changed. life remained the same. so you look up when you put mean nothing changed. of course things changed. i lost my job because my university was close down in 91 . no, not really yes. right off to independence. maybe some so it's a pretty my was finishing up with a very serious couple me in life. and the soviet era was very good, even of the but then came the ninety's when everything was turned upside down you,

you weren't moved up of the can be, i don't know, they've been moments when we didn't know how we were going to survive. and how we were supposed to behave with duckworth on the 6th of september 1991. the soviet union formerly recognized black v as declaration of independence before itself becoming history a few months later, following the final stages of its collapse the prior to the events of the early 19 ninety's version to soviet rule had led to the emergence of a new national awakening movement and a peaceful struggle to regain independence. on the 23rd of august 1989 over 2000000 people in estonia, latvia and lithuania, formed a 650 kilometer long human chain connecting the country's capitals. on the 50th

anniversary of the hitler, stalin, non aggression pact which had divided north eastern europe into german and soviets spears of influence. a demonstration of solidarity and to call for freedom and independence from the soviet union. i'll be in the no lily. it was one of the popular friends biggest protest events, oboski search, and that's the volunteer way. also includes the idea of a return to europe, you know, from that was gonna appear in the way towards nato membership. on the heads of a balding search, which is why the baltic way no longer belongs to our people. tom sandra calling you to was a key figure in the movement and a leading member of the popular front of lafayette, a political group committed to latvian independence. she's now a member of the european parliament. it's not the same cotton. no, i think i remember exactly when i had my personal awakening for you to sort. it was the 14th of june, 1987 when the helsinki,

86th movement called on people to lay flowers by the freedom, monumental experience and remembrance of the large scale deportations on the 14th of june, 1941 available. and if i felt the, not the but i didn't have the courage to do it, despite 3 of my grand parents subsequently dying, my parents being deported and i myself being born there, the rest females on fish, dogs. and it was then that i experienced a profound change. i've got the cool products and in the wake of the hitler, stalin packed, also known as the muller top ribbon. trump packed the soviet union occupied latvia in 1940 and deported tens of thousands of innocent people to siberia. several 1000 kilometers east, taken away from their homeland. and in many cases, their very lives taken away. the will to be the, the, the,

the war began in 1941 die. so they did. ortiz faced and extreme struggle to survive being fox disc because of the guns they were left with practically no food of mom or father left defense to look at medicament missing office ma'am, to my mother always dropped off on an uninhabited island. ex, together with 200 other people underneath it, they had to dig their own earth huts, housing, and somehow find something to eat. the 3 so events in ukraine are bringing all of that back up the, the not own fear of history repeating itself by you go back to the car to see a fear that is very strong. give me the system very to silly beach.

oh, good. i love being russian writer, marina cost, and yet scott was one of the co founders of the popular front of latvia alongside song that i call you to. and one of its most active members, even of kimberly, email dot the, in the kremlin parliamentarians from lithuania latvia, estonia fortunately demanded that the mother, tough ribbon, trump packed and secret protocols declared no and void said no, you will bring it to the stage 3 months, practically paced away for the independence of the baltic states, the crew of ports. mason must have both his gifts that is for me to come to the best buy's fish on the 4th of may. 1990 is a very special day in my life and my new and i think for a lot of other lesbians to auto sawgrass mills. and there was this wave of joy and happiness on the streets of a political hill. it was not to be adopted. our declaration of

independence declared, i'll say yes soon, what you will and nobody was on the barricade all night if it got there never where i went, i could hear a lot of people speaking russian booth the there were widespread fears that moscow might respond to the declaration of independence with the military invasion and re occupation following a tax on rica by a lead soviet units in january 1991, the latvian government called on the population to erect barricades for protection . at the blue, you'd just, it was the only time when we stood shoulder to shoulder and joined hands. we'll go to school. there were lots of russians, manning the barricades, but they were betrayed. they will offer to stand with us and they will promise citizenship and all other privileges. and people believed that lou, that's when the division happened, that was still paying for today,

but it didn't work. as lot of people became an independent state, everyone would move there since 1940, and their families were denied citizenship and the right to vote almost a 3rd of the population. it would be many years until they were able to become citizens in the country of their birth video as well. so it's important to look back at history luckily, because the 1st major step taken by lot via was to re establish the community of luck in citizens as it was in 1943. i got the cause of meeting the inclusion of all lot fee and citizens and their descendants went to that stage dorothy to be and that included many minorities russians pull his gun juice and others got a but i will take the next step was the law of laying down clear rules for becoming a lot the and citizens legal. god, this little thankful cock office bought close by luck. nice bill. so you know, to,

for his date essentially required 3 things. you know, speaking the language of her not understanding the country's history and swearing allegiance and loyalty to the state. a governess does agree. why did a section of the russian minority choose not to apply for citizenship? is it you'll have to ask them yourself, been blocked with go? sonya cause a all that is because of the all the venue with the 50000, from the outset. the latch key and one to the official language to be flat fee and money on you. we have this idea of all the russian schools now teaching classes and that fee and still back then in the ninety's. nobody dad to push the issue. it was simply too dangerous to give us a good looking to book a music costa listeners come up us. the since the turn of the millennium, the authorities have been gradually increasing the proportion of latvian language

classes at minority schools, leading to repeated protests from the russian community. as of the 20252026 school year, all children are set to be taught exclusively in latvia and say fuck, i assure you missed it, but almost done with as we've only just begun the transitional phase. so i mean, there's still difficulties us to throughout the course. children initially have a bilingual language curriculum and provide great, it's all at the end to coordinate them. we're gradually getting used to it. but so far, the transition isn't without its problems seem youth and they've got some parents find it annoying. well, for others, it's not a big deal here and was put in your mother adapting to the new situation and helping their children do that to you to going forward assignments on the theater. what support to pushes to thoughts?

just note that i know some families who are saying we're going to leave because we want our kids to preserve the russian language. we want them to be told. and then by the time, you know, music you of the not putting the money on my boss, he's like, you know, so you're processing the national language is running size i did should have happened sooner cause to put a bowl listing. russian is the 2nd language at schools is expensive because he would be nice for them to be able to study the language that they speak at home. i believe the to put them in your pocket that kind of divided with them a little bit across thing. i see, but my new marketing that would be great if they could talk about the books that the parents are giving them to read it. and if they are, and then it would be the only way of guessing to know them that the total that they just said was more of a staples and acquirements,

goes to seattle south reserve. the national identity is more the job of families than of the schools. that's i don't think the children will suffer that much. well, it's not being able to study their mother tongue at state schools, holidays in the spring. you might, those funding is still probably find other options for doing that. austin, this cooler, a little smaller because if they show, if they feel that strongly about it would look i'm losing them was a decimal with this which has because if the sure the, the whole, vince is a romanian member of the european parliament and president of an umbrella organization that advocates for national minorities and regional language is on the continent. the human rights court said that basically lots we have those

rights when they try to stop the russian language education in, in the, in the schools and to close down to the restaurant schools. because the role of the, or the obligation of the state is only to offer education and public education a not in one language. so unfortunately, so use the vote on the ukraine. there is a stigma on, on, on the russians and yes, there are problems. certainly there is a russian profile, gotten the money police are not even individuals from the community who have a to tied to relation uh with their i signed out on the us. and he, for those months we have speaking about individuals and he should speak about the community here and then the community needs the support. it's a hor, it's fine sending for everybody, but the shark media states i'm supporting you even though and, and i making sure you will have your school. you will have your maybe i the

minority language you will have you keep your car to the institution. i said so live via has accuse russia of using language and culture to so discord and conflict . meanwhile, the war in ukraine has seen memories of the 2nd world war, deepening the divide into piety and less the russian minority struggling to reconcile its identity with loyalty to lafayette mortgage. good mamma. extended time. do you remember when we went to the memorial on the 9th of may, you get them? i begin the slips. do remember when the kids came to congratulate you and give you flowers to be restored. she gets a good to enjoy that. didn't you know it was to be there, the official, the name of the war of a new home, you know, she seemed here. so nonsense may was the most important holiday in our family team here. a safe way for me because my mother served in the world. we didn't the things

with the g 5 minutes a day when we remember for soldiers who gave their lives defending latvia and other play allows you to show you the game is the so most i usually use for decades during the soviet hero victory park in riga hosted annual celebrations on the 9th of may, but while for some the day marked victory and the great patriotic war over nancy, germany for others, it was the beginning of an occupation. i've done much about that mind. we came here on the 9th of may. my grandma said these are the songs we used to sing back then up . the 9th of may has become so politicized. but i don't go to the celebrations anymore. what did i feel? so i was just being herded alone to show that 35000 people had gathered that that was only for them to say this has been use it. you ation with the okay, what we did in 2022. the lab being government now declared the 9th of may a day of remembrance for the victims of the war and ukraine started by russia 3 months earlier. it called on people to refrain from laying flowers at memorials,

which it said glorified the soviet occupation. many still that their flowers were removed the very next morning, instead of previously several days afterwards, prompting outrage and some people to come back and lay more flowers the next day. that you end up shipping a love of a slightly. why would people even allowed to lay flowers in a time of war and such attention? according to police, they are allowed then removing the flowers. the next day is a direct attack on the russian speaking population. what i swore it was a signal of the government's relationship with them, at least it'll still go right. ask you a lot to be in the pocket and you mean it comes away plusher administrating your can you some of the flower layers express pro russian sentiment. yes. you, of course sir, it's on that's pretty versed. throw not simple. my guy at the, i'm going is done. new york. we're on the do you want to put my guys, you want to know for my guys, you do you want the new models report this turn?

you put them loose. the are you for? she's good. you need provide you the new point. you might get rid of the zillow, the spinning nichols. we wouldn't have heard about the victory memorial if it hadn't been instrumental ice by moscow. lucky's cream to create division, and not be as russian community now. and then i'll throw that out. they still that su open and nobody used to go there in the 1st few years after independence of you know, putting on that after coupon, came to power and started reviving this old colt. the place gradually became this huge and extremely distasteful stage for rallies from the dog mills and sold to our dignity, newark and live. but the, and to our stage, the size right and almost busty annual because basically it's a symbol of colonial rule bio to say the colonial. i lost a lot of singles here in

august 2022. the obelisk in the heart of victory park was torn down the of the, the most, just mccord and some of the mr. this is where the monument to deliberate races. every guy used to be a real loan of contention between the latvians and russians. yeah. when you are, i understand the russians to whom the 2nd world war is a wound, but never heal is an in built memory passed on from generation to generation religion. yes, it's a good, good fun. i also understand the lesbians, the heating the liberation of rico from the german occupies did not mean liberation from all the pious it was getting near the gear or the work you could to go with.

your most is uh, we also have to liberate ourselves visually from these memories of the most trying times in our history class today. yeah, they'll give will that the when you, when you mom for a long time, i couldn't understand why there was so much in tagging this, them on that day. yeah. put them with the peninsula when i started giving it most tools, i did understand the lack fans why this celebration was so alien to them. but then with this just give a local but because of the occupation and then the deportations to siberia and other things. so they, so i emphasize to sort of that to the, we would like to create a uniform europe there. everybody can enjoy at least some standard,

some on minority rights, and the have the lots of discussions with sounds like on the account. the other offense from the baltic states, no reserves, but they, they supported this initiative to the fact that so many minorities can cool habitate in a peaceful and constructive way. like our minority is doing here a lot to you. i think that is something which could be of great use for those members states who are not experiencing probably for the 1st time, the real difficulties of integration. if there's not other states who has to say, oh, i did everything for my minorities, they, they are okay. no, was the minority if they are happy with the situation they are living in the

little scheme, which is it's become really difficult for russians here. but it's difficult to see yourself as representing a nation. that is the aggressor who to acknowledge the blame. well, also preserving your own sense of dignity, it's difficult to accept and understand all of that. today i'm a shame to be russian, but will never renounce my russian rates cutting me. know if someone asks me what nationality i am, i'll say i'm a lot to be in patriot. of russian defend the in the college and just a lot of people now have a very black and white us thing. and you know, the, that's understandable. given that there's a war going on not far away. the last,

the ends of finding it difficult to distinguish russian russians from russian speakers in lot. seattle is that i send to understand that 30 years of independence might seem like a brief moment. but he's, in fact, a pretty long time watching, cut off the competitors with the company. i'm gonna send it in. you have to click on what the key when you see a little ski, we're not the same russians. we are like the russians who showed that police incorporated a lot of ball to experience the culture and the lot of latvia, nationality of i sure. the identity of lab, the as russian speaking minority is changing, especially in the wake of the war and ukraine. the key question for the country now is whether society will put the shadow of the soviet legacy behind it and overcome any remaining differences. i would say that i still believe that the majority of the lottery is russian and speaking good citizens. they are loyal to luxury, but there are those who still are under the influence of what is profound. and

let's say on peak social ideas. the perfect you okay. bye to, to both lengthy ends and russians and have noticed how any conflict between us is becoming less of an issue with each new generation to up some sites. i mean, check in inches custom for credit and you know, 20 or 30 years time. yeah. i don't think it will be a problem anymore and but i sort of still some more able to just disappear, of the time, cutting switches before we ship them to cut you elizabeth. i would love to see society moving closer together. i move full friendship between peoples. i'd love to be friends with a lot of it, and i really hope that happens. i love life feelings and last year. yep. has to do a new generation has grown up over the last 30 years. so i firmly believe that they

and i young that to be in speaking russian generations will find a way of getting along with each other than that we in the older generation will consign all historical different says to the pa story not so a story or the the looking for the cheapest traveling option for wi fi access included show you already traveled with clicks

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