For the Native language! (russian: За родной язык!, lv, Par dzimto valodu!) was a
political party
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in Latvia. The party's leader was
Vladimir Linderman
Vladimir Ilyich Linderman (russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ли́ндерман, lv, Vladimirs Lindermans, pseudonym Abel (''А́бель''); born November 3, 1958) is a Latvian and Russian publicist, political dissident of Jewish .
History
In 2009,
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
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national-bolsheviks established the political party "The 13 January Movement". In 2011 Linderman was co-founder of an
NGO called Native Language and initiated
constitutional referendum in Latvia. In 2011, the "13 January Movement" joined forces with Osipovs Party. On 16 July 2012, The Register of Enterprises officially registered the political party "For the Native Language!". In February 2016, a court decision to dissolve the party was upheld.
Political positions
For the Native Language! supports increased role for Russian language in education and public administration. It also supports changes in
Latvian citizenship so that it would be awarded to a large number of
non-citizens. Economically, "The 13 January Movement" supported
socialism
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See also
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National Bolshevik Party
The National Bolshevik Party (NBP; russian: Национал-большевистская партия), also known as the Nazbols (russian: нацболы), operated from 1993 to 2007 as a Russian political party with a political program of Nat ...
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2012 Latvian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum on the "Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia" was held on 18 February 2012. Proposed amendments included Articles 4, 18, 21, 101 and 104 of the Constitution of Latvia by adding the condition about ...
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Russians in Latvia
In Latvia, Russians have been the largest ethnic minority in the country for the last two centuries. The number of Russians in Latvia more than quadrupled during the Soviet occupation of Latvia when the size of the community grew from 8.8% of ...
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Non-citizens (Latvia)
Non-citizens or Aliens ( lv, nepilsoņi) in Latvian law are individuals who are not citizens of Latvia or any other country, but who, in accordance with the Latvian law "Regarding the status of citizens of the former USSR who possess neither Latv ...
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