• Political scientist Ilze Ostrovska: ethnic Latvians believe that isolation of Russian speaking residents from state power is necessary in order to prevent return of Soviet power

Vesti Segodnya prints an interview with political scientist Ilze Ostrovska. Mrs. Ostrovska considers that many ethnic Latvians believe that isolation of Russian speaking residents from state power is necessary in order to prevent return of Soviet power. Mrs. Ostrovska believes that Latvian authorities missed the time when Russian speaking residents could be integrated, because now Russian speakers do not want to be integrated anymore. According to Mrs. Ostrovska, the last moment when Russian speakers wanted to integrate passed in 2004 (when minority education schools had to switch to instruction mainly in Latvian): Russians were seeking support of ethnic Latvians but did not find it.