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Latvian PM promises to preserve Russian language in schools

On September 1, 2004 Latvia enacted an education reform that caused uproar, as it introduced a bilingual system in ethnic minorities’ schools
 Laimdota Straujuma  EPA/NICOLAS BOUVY
Laimdota Straujuma
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RIGA, May 12. /ITAR-TASS/. Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma has promised to preserve education in Russian language in all state-funded Russian-speaking schools. This refers, however, only to the disciplines connected with language, culture and history.

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