Author (Corporate) | Deutsche Welle |
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Series Title | Article |
Series Details | 20.2.12 |
Publication Date | 20/02/2012 |
Content Type | News |
Latvians said 'no' to the adoption of Russian as the second official language of their country in a referendum held on the 18 February 2012, despite calls by the substantial minority of Russian speakers in the country calling for the move. Russia said that Latvia had 'breached its international obligations' after the Baltic state declined to allow a Russian observer mission at the referendum. Commentators said that the referendum was bound to fail. Its significance lay in the polarisation of Latvian politics that it represented. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15699273,00.html |
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Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research |
Countries / Regions | Latvia, Russia |