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What attitude do many Latvians have toward the large Russian minority in Latvia?
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∙ 12y ago
Hate. Because Latvians still can't forget the occupation. And Russians still deny that there were an occupation. Moreover there are a lot of russian street junkies, if I may, who steal and encroach upon people.
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Latvians.
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5010
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Estonia.
