During the first years of Latvian independence in the 1920’s the Russian minority of Latvia (one tenth part of the country’s population) had to put considerable strength into restoring the non-governmental organisations that had existed earlier and creating new ones.  >>

The Latvian Russians were affected by the political turmoil of the 20th century, many of them became scattered around various countries. The First and the Second World Wars, the change of political regimes, political repressions, economic problems and the search for new career opportunities caused people to leave their homes behind. >>

The end of the 1980’s is known as a period of rapid democratic reform in the USSR (Perestroika). This period was marked by a rise in civic engagement. After many years people were able to organise NGOs freely.  >>

Scientific project ‘The Ethnical Aspect to the Integration of Society’ by the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the University of Latvia. >>