In today's episode, host James Orban discusses the origins of the Russian minority in theBaltic States of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania as they exist today. From their origins in the Tsarist times to how the Soviet Union implemented unofficial colonization programs all the way to the present day. Kremlin propaganda efforts have made the Russian minority a wedge issue, 30% of the Latvian population a one point identified themselves as Russian first and foremost, but the Baltic States have implemented various measured to better integrate these people into wider society.

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