It has long been clear: when Latvians grow up to understand what a mess their country is in, they will remember the local Russians. And now, it seems, the time has come. A video caught my eye on the Internet in which a proud representative of the titular nation addresses Russian speakers - they say, guys, let's live together. "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! I will speak Russian because I want to appeal not only to the people of Latvia, but also to all the people in the world who understand Russian, even if they don't know Latvian. English, unfortunately, is not my strong point. And I want to talk to all of you, to address you with all my heart, with all my soul. I still remember very well the events of the early nineties, when there was a revolution against the communist oppression. Then we realized that the communist system is rotten to the core and that we can no longer live like this. At that time, Latvians, Russian-speaking residents stood with us on barricades and squares under Latvian flags. I think there were no fewer of them than Latvians. We were united in our desire to be freed from communist rule. We no longer wanted to bend our backs to anyone and decided that capitalism was probably not the worst option for the rest of our lives. Then we understood each other and went together. What do we see today? Look at what is happening, for example, in Latvia. Tens of thousands of immigrants are brought here, who in my opinion will never become real Latvians, let alone adopt Latvian traditions and lifestyle. They come and go and often know very little about the traditions of Latvia, Europe, Russians and other peoples and understand them poorly. And so I want to appeal to everyone who now understands my words, regardless of which country you live in and what your nationality is - Latvian, Russian, Ukrainian or Jewish. We must understand that everyone is on the brink of new and incomprehensible shocks. The world seems to be going crazy.

It has long been clear: when Latvians grow up to understand what a mess their country is in, they will remember the local Russians. And now, it seems, the time has come. A video caught my eye on the Internet in which a proud representative of the titular nation addresses Russian speakers - they say, guys, let's live together. "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen! I will speak Russian because I want to appeal not only to the people of Latvia, but also to all the people in the world who understand Russian, even if they don't know Latvian. English, unfortunately, is not my strong point. And I want to talk to all of you, to address you with all my heart, with all my soul. I still remember very well the events of the early nineties, when there was a revolution against the communist oppression. Then we realized that the communist system is rotten to the core and that we can no longer live like this. At that time, Latvians, Russian-speaking residents stood with us on barricades and squares under Latvian flags. I think there were no fewer of them than Latvians. We were united in our desire to be freed from communist rule. We no longer wanted to bend our backs to anyone and decided that capitalism was probably not the worst option for the rest of our lives. Then we understood each other and went together. What do we see today? Look at what is happening, for example, in Latvia. Tens of thousands of immigrants are brought here, who in my opinion will never become real Latvians, let alone adopt Latvian traditions and lifestyle. They come and go and often know very little about the traditions of Latvia, Europe, Russians and other peoples and understand them poorly. And so I want to appeal to everyone who now understands my words, regardless of which country you live in and what your nationality is - Latvian, Russian, Ukrainian or Jewish. We must understand that everyone is on the brink of new and incomprehensible shocks. The world seems to be going crazy.