LSM «Кейс» Podcast: How Divided Is Latvian Society?
LSM's Russian-language service has released a new episode of its «Кейс» programme about how Latvian-speaking and Russian-speaking residents of Latvia view each other. It asks whether the two groups are really drifting apart and why the loudest opinions are often taken for a whole group's stance.
The Russian-language portal of Latvian public media (LSM) has published a new episode of its podcast programme «Кейс». It examines how far apart Latvia's Latvian-speaking and Russian-speaking residents really are. The episode's title names four topics: language, school, politics and war.
The programme starts from a frequently heard claim that the two groups are growing further apart. Its makers ask whether that is actually the case.
What the episode covers
The episode looks at what Latvians and Russian speakers think of one another. It also considers why the loudest opinions are sometimes mistaken for the position of an entire group.
The published description of the programme gives no specific research data or guest names, so more about the episode's conclusions can be learned only by listening to the recording itself.
