Russian Language Doesn’t Mean Pro-Russian
Lesson Brief
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It is sometimes hard to understand that a language can be used solely for the purpose of communication. It's possible to see this phenomenon all across the post-Soviet space, notably in countries like Ukraine and the Baltic States. Latvia's new president-elect, Raimond Vejonis, has decided that he will speak in Russian with Russian media sources. Despite some push back from the Latvian political elite, Vejonis, who is half-Russian, half-Latvian but a native Latvian speaker, believes that speaking Russian will help integrate Latvian-Russians into Latvian society and help to explain Latvia and the EU's point of view concerning Russia's recent policy choices.
-This is a solid intermediate article about a subject that is very important in the Baltic States.
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- interpreted (masculine)
- интерпретирован
- defense
- оборона
- to be proud (of) + instrumental
- гордиться
- elected, chosen
- избранный
- freed, opened (as in: the recently open position of Prime Minister)
- освободившийся
- permission, resolution
- разрешение
- to talk, to socialize, to chat
- общаться, пообщаться
- smoothing
- сглаживание
- voting, vote
- голосование
- to carry (to, as far as), to deliver (to), to report, to announce
- доносить, донести