The Russian Theatre in Riga was founded on 2 October 1883.  >>

After the Second World War under Soviet rule the cultural life of Latvian Russians underwent substantial changes.  >>

Russian sportsmen from Latvia have been champions at the Olympic Games more than ten times. Dozens of Russian Latvians have been world champions in Europe. >>

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In 2011 (after a break in 71 year) the tradition of the organization of Days of Russian culture  has revived. >>

The end of the 1980’s is known as a period of rapid democratic reform in the USSR (Perestroika). This period was marked by a rise in civic engagement. After many years people were able to organise NGOs freely.  >>

Latvia joined the European Union on 1 May 2004. The area of Latvia is around 64,600 square kilometers. Latvia consists of 4 ethnographic regions: Vidzeme, Kurzeme, Zemgale and Latgale. The capital of Latvia is Riga. The state language is Latvian. An independent Latvia was proclaimed on 18 November 1918. >>

Russian press of Latvia today is represented by 4 daily national newspapers, 11 weeklies, a dozen regional papers and over 30 magazines on the most diverse topics. There are women’s and men’s magazines, society columns’ fans, anglers, motoring fans, economists and accountants. >>

Citizenship, usage of mother tongue and ethnic-based discrimination are the main acute problems for Latvia’s Russian minority. At present, one half of the Russian-speaking community of Latvia are Latvian citizens, while those belonging to the other half do not have citizenship of any country in the world. They form the unique legal category of “Latvian non-citizens”. >>