The Russian minority grew significantly in numbers during the postwar era.

A big part of the Russian minority also fled the country during the 1990s economic crisis in the country.

Today, only the Russian minority, which has tripled in numbers since 1935, remains important.

By this time most of the remaining Russian minority fled.

His only interest is to protect Russian minorities who live in them, he said.

In 1935 the number of the Russian minority had increased up to 206,000.

The attitude of the Russian minority towards these events varied.

We don't have an allocated region, contrary to most Russian minorities.

I cannot say the same for the Russian minority in Latvia.

Most of these republics have significant ethnic Russian minorities.