On the face of it, the result of last Saturday’s referendum on language issues was unambiguous – three-quarters of Latvia’s citizenry voted against the idea that the Russian language should be given official status in the country. Turnout was higher than in any referendum before, which shows that people saw this as a critically important issue. The result was really no surprise.And yet there is reason to agree with Latvian President Andris Berzins, who said after the vote that it represented no finish line. Those who are insistent fans of all things Russian will no...
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