From January 1, 2026, Latvia is set to prohibit the teaching of Russian as a second foreign language in schools.

From January 1, 2026, Latvia is set to prohibit the teaching of Russian as a second foreign language in schools.

Starting the same date, Russian-language TV and radio broadcasting will be banned in state media. Additionally, the VAT on sales of Russian-language books will increase to 21%.

These measures aim to reduce the presence of the Russian language and strengthen the role of the Latvian language in society.

Russian is the native language for 36% of Latvians.[1]

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language_in_Latvia ↩︎

  • corvidenjoyer [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    24 days ago

    Everything going on here is the exact same thing that China is accused of doing in Xinjang. Why bother draping this criticism in the language of revolution when you can just say that you support this because you think Russians are genetically evil and everyone you care about will cheer? You would’ve easily supported Japanese interment camps if you were alive back then.