Stateless in Riga
Stateless in Riga
Author(s): Ruben MartinezSubject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Riga; Latvia; Stateless;Russian minority
Summary/Abstract: In Latvia, former citizens of the USSR, who are neither citizens of Latvia or of any other country, can’t vote in elections or actively participate in Latvia’s political life. They can’t work as civil servants or in certain private business, and their pension rights are restricted.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 01 (06)
- Page Range: 109-115
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
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