They even have formulated a plan to demographically limit the population density of the Latvian people within the cities through a special distribution of apartments. According to census taken in 1979. the proportion of Latvians in the population of 2.521.000 was a mere 53.7 percent. In Riga. the capital city of Latvia. the percentage of Latvians sank to 38.5 percent through the immigration of Russians and other Slavs. As with other nonRussian republics. the Soviet Union is seeking to replace the cultural and social identity. indeed the national consciousness. of the Latvian people to enhance Soviet control. As we have seen throughout history. however. the struggle for selfdetermination of the peoples of Latvia will continue.
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