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72 relations: Alexander III of Russia, Arvīds Pelše, Baltic International Academy, BBC, Belarusian language, Bolsheviks, Boriss Cilevičs, Census, Constitution of Latvia, Council of Europe, Daugavpils, Eduards Berklavs, Endangered language, Equal Rights (Latvia), Estonian language, European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, European Court of Human Rights, European Union, Extinct language, First language, Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, German language, Harmony Centre, Hebrew language, High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ignatāne v. Latvia, Ina Druviete, Iskolat, Kārlis Ulmanis, Kuldīga District, Latgale, Latgalian language, Latin, Latvian language, Latvian Russian Union, Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Latvian State Language Center, Lithuanian language, Livonian Coast, Livonian language, London School of Economics, Moskovskiye Novosti, Nation state, Official language, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Podkolzina v. Latvia, Polish language, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, ..., President of Latvia, Raihman v. Latvia, Riga Graduate School of Law, Riga Technical University, Romani language, Russian Empire, Russian language, Russian School Defense Staff, Russification, Saeima, Soviet (council), Supreme Soviet, Swedish Empire, Talsi District, Tatar language, Terra Mariana, The Holocaust, Ukrainian language, United Nations Human Rights Committee, Unity (Latvian political party), Yiddish, 1905 Russian Revolution. Expand index (22 more) »
Alexander III of Russia
Alexander III (r; 1845 1894) was the Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from until his death on.
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Arvīds Pelše
Arvīds Pelše (А́рвид Я́нович Пе́льше, Arvid Yanovich Pelshe); – May 29, 1983) was a Latvian Soviet politician, functionary, and historian.
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Baltic International Academy
The Baltic International Academy (Baltijas Starptautiskā akadēmija, Балтийская международная академия) is the largest degree-awarding tertiary educational institution in Latvia teaching primarily in the Russian language and the largest non-government higher education establishment in the Baltic countries.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.
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Belarusian language
Belarusian (беларуская мова) is an official language of Belarus, along with Russian, and is spoken abroad, mainly in Ukraine and Russia.
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Bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists or Bolsheviki (p; derived from bol'shinstvo (большинство), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority"), were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903.
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Boriss Cilevičs
Boriss Cilevičs (born March 26, 1956) is a Latvian politician.
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Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population.
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Constitution of Latvia
The Constitution of Latvia (Satversme) is the fundamental law of the Republic of Latvia.
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Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE; Conseil de l'Europe) is an international organisation whose stated aim is to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe.
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Daugavpils
Daugavpils (Daugpiļs; Даугавпилс; see other names) is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name.
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Eduards Berklavs
Eduards Berklavs (June 15, 1914 – November 25, 2004) was a Latvian politician.
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Endangered language
An endangered language, or moribund language, is a language that is at risk of falling out of use as its speakers die out or shift to speaking another language.
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Equal Rights (Latvia)
Equal Rights (ER) was a political party in Latvia, mainly supported by the Russian minority.
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Estonian language
Estonian (eesti keel) is the official language of Estonia, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people: 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,000 outside Estonia.
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European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) is a European treaty (CETS 148) adopted in 1992 under the auspices of the Council of Europe to protect and promote historical regional and minority languages in Europe.
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European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) is the Council of Europe’s independent human rights monitoring body specialised in combating antisemitism, discrimination, racism, religious intolerance, and xenophobia.
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European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR; Cour européenne des droits de l’homme) is a supranational or international court established by the European Convention on Human Rights.
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.
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Extinct language
An extinct language is a language that no longer has any speakers, especially if the language has no living descendants.
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First language
A first language, native language or mother/father/parent tongue (also known as arterial language or L1) is a language that a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period.
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Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
The Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) is a multilateral treaty of the Council of Europe aimed at protecting the rights of minorities.
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German language
German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe.
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Harmony Centre
Harmony Centre (Saskaņas Centrs, SC; Центр Cогласия, ЦC) was a social-democratic political alliance in Latvia.
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Hebrew language
No description.
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High Commissioner on National Minorities
Created on July 8, 1992 by the Helsinki Summit Meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), now known as the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) is charged with identifying and seeking early resolution of ethnic tension that might endanger peace, stability or friendly relations between and within the participating states of the OSCE.
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Ignatāne v. Latvia
Ignatāne v. Latvia (Communication No. 884/1999) was a case decided by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in 2001.
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Ina Druviete
Ina Druviete (born 29 May 1958 in Riga, Latvia) is the Vice-rector of the Humanities and Educational Sciences in the University of Latvia (since 2015), Dr.
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Iskolat
The Iskolat (Исколат) was the Executive Committee of the Soviet of Workers, Soldiers, and the Landless in Latvia (Исполнительный комитет Совета рабочих, солдатских и безземельных депутатов Латвии) in 1917–18.
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Kārlis Ulmanis
Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis (September 4, 1877 in Bērze, Bērze Parish, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire – September 20, 1942 in Krasnovodsk prison, Soviet Union, now Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan) was one of the most prominent Latvian politicians of pre-World War II Latvia during the interwar period of independence from November 1918 to June 1940.
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Kuldīga District
Kuldīga District (Kuldīgas rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.
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Latgale
Latgale (Latgola; Латгалия; Lettgallia) is one of the four historical and cultural regions of Latvia recognised in the Constitution of the Latvian Republic.
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Latgalian language
Latgalian is spoken in Latgale, the eastern part of Latvia.
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Latin
Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
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Latvian language
Latvian (latviešu valoda) is a Baltic language spoken in the Baltic region.
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Latvian Russian Union
The Latvian Russian Union (Latvijas Krievu savienība, Русский союз Латвии) is an ethnic minority, left-wing political party in Latvia, supported mainly by ethnic Russians and other Russian-speaking minorities.
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Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
The Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic (Latvijas Sociālistiskā Padomju Republika, LSPR) was a short-lived socialist republic formed during the Latvian War of Independence.
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Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR; Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika; Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Latviyskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika), also known as Soviet Latvia or Latvia, was a republic of the Soviet Union.
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Latvian State Language Center
Latvian State Language Centre (VVC; Valsts valodas centrs) is a direct administration institution subordinated to the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Latvia.
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Lithuanian language
Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba) is a Baltic language spoken in the Baltic region.
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Livonian Coast
Livonian Coast (Līvõd Rānda, Lībiešu krasts) is a territory of Latvia historically inhabited by Livonian people.
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Livonian language
Livonian (Livonian: līvõ kēļ or rāndakēļ) is a Finnic language.
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London School of Economics
The London School of Economics (officially The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as LSE) is a public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London.
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Moskovskiye Novosti
Moskovskiye Novosti (Московские новости, Moscow News) was a Russian-language daily newspaper in Russia relaunched in 2011.
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Nation state
A nation state (or nation-state), in the most specific sense, is a country where a distinct cultural or ethnic group (a "nation" or "people") inhabits a territory and have formed a state (often a sovereign state) that they predominantly govern.
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Official language
An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction.
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization.
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Podkolzina v. Latvia
Podkolzina v. Latvia (46726/99) was a case argued before the European Court of Human Rights and decided in 2002.
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Polish language
Polish (język polski or simply polski) is a West Slavic language spoken primarily in Poland and is the native language of the Poles.
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, after 1791 the Commonwealth of Poland, was a dualistic state, a bi-confederation of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch, who was both the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Lithuania.
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President of Latvia
The President of Latvia (Latvijas Valsts prezidents, literally "State President"), is head of state and commander-in-chief of the National Armed Forces of the Republic of Latvia.
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Raihman v. Latvia
Raihman v. Latvia (Communication No. 1621/2007) was a case decided by the United Nations Human Rights Committee in 2010 (UN Document CCPR/C/100/D/1621/2007).
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Riga Graduate School of Law
The Riga Graduate School of Law (RGSL) (Rīgas Juridiskā augstskola) in Riga (Latvia) is a private law school in the Baltic region offering Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral studies.
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Riga Technical University
Riga Technical University (RTU) (Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte) is the oldest technical university in the Baltics established on October 14, 1862.
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Romani language
Romani (also Romany; romani čhib) is any of several languages of the Romani people belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.
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Russian Empire
The Russian Empire (Российская Империя) or Russia was an empire that existed across Eurasia and North America from 1721, following the end of the Great Northern War, until the Republic was proclaimed by the Provisional Government that took power after the February Revolution of 1917.
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Russian language
Russian (rússkiy yazýk) is an East Slavic language, which is official in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as being widely spoken throughout Eastern Europe, the Baltic states, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
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Russian School Defense Staff
Russian School Defense Staff or Headquarters for the Protection of Russian Schools (Штаб защиты русских школ; Krievu skolu aizstāvības štābs) — movement in Latvia for protection of public secondary education in Russian.
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Russification
Russification (Русификация), or Russianization, is a form of cultural assimilation process during which non-Russian communities, voluntarily or not, give up their culture and language in favor of the Russian one.
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Saeima
The Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia.
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Soviet (council)
Soviets (singular: soviet; sovét,, literally "council" in English) were political organizations and governmental bodies, primarily associated with the Russian Revolutions and the history of the Soviet Union, and which gave the name to the latter state.
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Supreme Soviet
The Supreme Soviet (Верховный Совет, Verkhóvnyj Sovét, literally "Supreme Council") was the common name for the legislative bodies (parliaments) of the Soviet socialist republics (SSR) in the Soviet Union.
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Swedish Empire
The Swedish Empire (Stormaktstiden, "Great Power Era") was a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region during the 17th and early 18th centuries.
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Talsi District
Talsi District (Talsu rajons) was a district of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.
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Tatar language
The Tatar language (татар теле, tatar tele; татарча, tatarça) is a Turkic language spoken by Tatars mainly located in modern Tatarstan, Bashkortostan (European Russia), as well as Siberia.
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Terra Mariana
Terra Mariana (Medieval Latin for "Land of Mary") was the official name for Medieval Livonia or Old Livonia (Alt-Livland, Vana-Liivimaa, Livonija), which was formed in the aftermath of the Livonian Crusade in the territories comprising present day Estonia and Latvia.
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The Holocaust
The Holocaust, also referred to as the Shoah, was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered approximately 6 million European Jews, around two-thirds of the Jewish population of Europe, between 1941 and 1945.
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Ukrainian language
No description.
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United Nations Human Rights Committee
The United Nations Human Rights Committee is a United Nations body of 18 experts that meets three times a year for four-week sessions (spring session at UN headquarters in New York, summer and fall sessions at the UN Office in Geneva) to consider the five-yearly reports submitted by 169 UN member states on their compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ICCPR, and any individual petitions concerning 116 States parties to the Optional Protocol.
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Unity (Latvian political party)
Unity (Vienotība) is a liberal-conservative political party in Latvia.
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Yiddish
Yiddish (ייִדיש, יידיש or אידיש, yidish/idish, "Jewish",; in older sources ייִדיש-טײַטש Yidish-Taitsh, Judaeo-German) is the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews.
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1905 Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution of 1905 was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire, some of which was directed at the government.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_policy_in_Latvia
