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In the period between the two world wars the Russian minority press took up a distinct position in the market for newspapers and magazines in Latvia, where at the time three intersecting information spaces had developed – the Latvian, Russian and the German.  >>

On 28 June 1940 the «Russkaya Gazeta» (Russian Newspaper) was printed, replacing «Segodnya» (Today) which had been closed down. >>

The Baltic republics of the USSR were distinguished by a higher level of freedom of speech in comparison with other parts of the Soviet Union. Soviet Youth was the only Soviet newspaper to print interviews with Boris Yeltsin when he was an opposition politician. The paper provided efficient reporting of the bloody events in Baku and Tbilisi in the late 80s. In fact, all of the present day Russian press of Latvia follows the traditions laid down by the editorial staff of Soviet Youth.  >>

Russian press of Latvia today is represented by 4 daily national newspapers, 11 weeklies, a dozen regional papers and over 30 magazines on the most diverse topics. There are women’s and men’s magazines, society columns’ fans, anglers, motoring fans, economists and accountants. >>

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