Latvia: the most Russian country in the Baltics | «Meduza», SS marches and Riga sprats
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Is Latvia the most "Russian" country in the world after Russia? According to statistics, more than a quarter of its population is Russian; there are no such percentages anywhere else in the world. At the same time, Latvia has long been a member of NATO and the EU, while the Russian language has no official status here, and many Russians are "non-citizens" and do not have the right to vote.
Latvia always comes first to support sanctions against Russia and holds marches of SS veterans. Here they remember the Gulag, support the Maidan and let the Meduza news website work. At the same time, a third of the population still regrets the collapse of the USSR. So what is it like - the most Russian Baltic? I went, checked everything myself and brought you a new video.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:36 History of Latvia
00:04:37 Latvian shooters
00:05:49 Occupation by the USSR and Germany
00:10:30 March of SS veterans
00:11:56 Monuments in Latvia
00:15:00 Stalin's repressions
00:15:54 Latvian Popular Front
00:19:34 Uprising in the Baltics
00:21:18 The collapse of the Soviet Union
00:23:38 Citizens and non-citizens of Latvia
00:28:16 Russian language in Latvia
00:36:43 Journalists and political refugees from Russia
00:39:11 Freedom of speech
00:44:35 Latvian industry
00:45:22 Riga Carriage Works
00:47:41 RAF and famous minibuses
00:49:08 VEF factory
00:50:27 Riga Balsam
00:50:59 Riga sprats
00:53:29 Traditional Latvian cuisine
00:55:05 Sea pearl in Jurmala
00:56:09 Walk along the beach of Jurmala
00:59:20 Brighton Beach or Rublyovka?
01:02:44 KVN, New Wave and Comedy Club in Jurmala
01:04:33 Economy of Latvia
01:05:32 Grape snails
01:10:56 Standard of living in Latvia
01:13:55 Population outflow
01:15:51 Soviet cinema in Riga
01:18:12 Soviet modernism
01:19:07 Stalinist skyscraper
01:20:18 Railway station in Jurmala
01:21:11 Political situation in Latvia
01:25:25 Relations with Russia
01:31:25 Daugavpils is the most Russian city in Latvia
01:32:36 History of Pytalovo
01:33:29 Is there any nostalgia for the USSR?
01:39:24 Conclusions