I’ll be honest, before I started looking into living in Latvia I couldn’t have named a single city or located it on a map.

According to this document, pre-school facilities that carry out education in the Russian language should offer support for children in studying the national culture and the Latvian language.

literature and those disciplines linked to culture and history. These plans triggered a wave of discontent among the Russian-speaking residents of Latvia who make up about 40% of the country’s ...

On receiving the award, Zilbalodis thanked his parents, pets, and said he was “moved” by the film's warm reception – particularly given that its win represents such a milestone for Latvia.