The Latvian-Russian Relations
Everybody wants to be free, make their own decisions, be able to
communicate freely, and most important, be in charge of their lives.
However, sometimes it is not up to the individual persons to decide. I was
born in Latvia when it was still under communist rule. I and my family,
same as many other Latvians have seen and experienced what life is like
under communistic form of government, being a prisoner in your own country.
Communism is a one way street that we had to follow no matter how hard it
was. It is a dictatorship where you are told from the top how and what to
do, and how everything is going to be. Can you call that a communication?
It is obvious that the answer to this question ...
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(Britanica) I was also in Latvia 8 years ago when Latvia along with two
other Baltic States, Estonia and Lithuania, regained their independence and
became free countries once again. The time goes by really fast, but even
though Latvia has a democratic form of government, now all of the post-
communism countries face more problems than ever. But if they overcome them,
there will be prosperity and the countries will reach economic independence.
People cannot forget their history; they have to learn to stand up for
their rights, which they were forbidden of for over a half of the century,
and the main thing, to effectively communicate. This is the one and only
way too a successful well being of the whole country and it's people in the
future.
In order to understand the current position of Latvia, it is
necessary to know it's basic history. December 25, 1991 is marked as the
fall of the Soviet Era. This victory for Latvia and Latvian people did not
come easy. Latvia was a ...
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including many who had never lived in a communist country, but who
have been touched by a Cold war. "Some were inspired to acts of greatness;
others were driven to their deaths" and these horrible memories will never
be forgotten. (Dobbs, 105)
Even though communism was a significant part of history and the
lives of the people who were influenced by it, it is in the past, and it is
time for the people of these countries to move on and to start on
rebuilding their lives. It is not easy task to accomplish. It is very
important to remember, that the government system might have been changed,
but the people are still the same, and their thinking and the old style of
living is much ...
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