Russkie v Latvii: osobennosti sociokul'turnoj adaptacii i identichnosti [Russians in Latvia: Peculiarities of Socio-cultural Adaptation and Identity]

The author identifies trends and variations of the socio-cultural identity and integration of Russians in Latvia. According to the author, since the middle 1990s, two trends have been recognized - first, the “ingrowing” of ethnic Russians into the life of independent Latvia, and second, forming thei...

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Main Author: Voronov Viktor
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University 2009-01-01
Series:Балтийский регион
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Online Access:http://journals.kantiana.ru/upload/iblock/f8a/uztywculqhkjsv%20yr.%20dg.%2091-95.pdf
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Summary:The author identifies trends and variations of the socio-cultural identity and integration of Russians in Latvia. According to the author, since the middle 1990s, two trends have been recognized - first, the “ingrowing” of ethnic Russians into the life of independent Latvia, and second, forming their new identity. The article presents a number of factors hampering the integration of ethnic Russians into Latvian society. Variations and options of socio-cultural identity and integration (or assimilation) of the Russian population of Latvia are shown.
ISSN:2074-9848