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2009-01-14 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Anti-government riots hit center of Riga, Latvia

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Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2009-01-14 01:42|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Of course the reporter was a bit lazy, so that left me wondering.....the participants mentioned in the last paragraph were mainly drunk, angry young men.

I would not be surprised if a majority of them were ethnic Russians. Latvia has a sizable percentage of ethnic Russians (more than the other Baltic states do, if my memory is correct), and I'm sure that they wouldn't mind being part of Putin's glorious reborn Rodina. If they are no longer the biggest demographic group in the capital, Riga, I would be surprised.

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-01-14 10:56|| 2009-01-14 10:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Cornsilk Blondie has good sense of developments in Latvia. The description quite corresponded to previous night's reality.

Posted by Ulereck Bluetooth9555 2009-01-14 17:44|| 2009-01-14 17:44|| Front Page Top

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