Association for the Support of Schools

Latvian Association for the Support of Schools Teaching in Russian (LASSTR) founded in 1996 for the purpose of supporting and developing education in Russian language. LASSTR is the initiator of the annual festivities named in honour of the St.Tatyana, the patron saint of Russian students. Since 2000 Tatyana’s Day -  25 January – has become a festival of Russian culture and education in Latvia.