Flames of suspicion' - On the building's facade ... after it regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Around 35 percent of Latvia's residents speak Russian at home.

"We condemn another stunt of Latvian nationalists - the destruction on 24 February of monument to Soviet heroes-liberators ... houses and administrative buildings, hiding hardware in warehouses ...

RIGA, February 9. /TASS/. Moscow is concerned about the flagrant acts of vandalism against Soviet memorials in Latvia, Russian Ambassador to Riga Mikhail Vanin said on Wednesday. "The ongoing ...