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promised citizenship to everyone living in the republic. "But they reneged on that - even though thousands of Russians voted with them in favour of independence in the referendum of 1991," he said.

After escaping Latvia and living in Germany for more than five years, her family made their home in Indianapolis, where they were sponsored by a local church.

But this exam has not been passed by many Russians living in Latvia. Some complain that it is difficult for them to learn a foreign language at their age, while others simply refuse to do so.