This whole article, indeed, this whole subject, is illustrated by the phrase,"..the rights of Russian speakers abroad" If you are a tourist, fine, enjoy (or not) your stay, and leave. If you are domiciled in a country, you are governed by the laws of that country.  To insist that one can  bring "Russian rights" to Latvia is colonialism.  I used to hear the phrase  " In the old country" , and the inevitable response was "If it was so good in the old country, go back there". If you want Russian rights and customs, live in Russia. If you come to Latvia, or Australia, or Canada, the natives know more about how to live in that country than you do.  It's THEIR COUNTRY, fit in, or get back on the boat. We need to hear this ultimatum much more often, all around the world.