Language Policy in Post-Soviet Latvia

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Latvia has been altering its language policy towards the Russian language as a language of national minority. The article describes the evolution of language-related laws, as well as the social and role of the Russian language in Latvia. The au...

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Published in:	Вестник Кемеровского государственного университета. Серия: политические, социологические и экономические науки
Main Authors:	Chao Liu, Chao Sun
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kemerovo State University 2024-12-01
Subjects:	latvia language policy monolingualism latvian language russian language state language center

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