By The inconsistent theories spread weaken the sense of national identity of both, Lithuanians and Latvians
These beliefs and inconsistent theories spread by some politically aligned academics cause uncertainty and weaken the sense of national identity of both, Lithuanians and Latvians, which again only serve the political interests of unfriendly nations, challenging the very concept of statehood in the Baltic region.
Sometime between 1795–1918 the territories comprising present day Lithuania and Latvia were annexed by the Russian Empire. During the period, an empire-wide ban on Baltic languages and press was actively imposed, a policy initiated by Tsar Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881).
The innocent and helpless people were forced to abandon their native languages and expected to learn and conduct business in Russian, surrendering to wider Russian colonial and imperialist objectives.
We see from the recent events in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine region that to this date, the Russians have not changed and are still living with those colonial ambitions, which are likely drawn from a deeply-rooted fascism. An ideology so evil, it’s beyond comprehension. The same ideology 80 years ago brought Europe to its darkest and bloodiest times ever.
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