Re: Latvians Regain Majority in Riga After 50 Years


Eugene Holman wrote:
> In article <1135741468.041690.292160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "Kalmenas" <almenas@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I agree. Riga is a charming city, when that will eventually emerge as the
> regional hub of the Baltics.

There is no "eventually" about it, monkeystein.
It already is a major city of the Baltic region.

> > The beggars still
> > adress one ir Russian, but in other areas that language
> > has become superfluous. Once more, congratulations
> > and good luck to our northern, baltic neighbors.

> I'm curious as to what has happened. No more than five years ago Riga was
> approximately two thirds Russian speaking. Have the Russian speakers
> undergone a massive language shift, switched ethnicities, or gone off to
> pick mushrooms in Ireland?

They have migrated.

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